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Where does “positivist” come from?

Positivist derives from English positive, from Latin positivus, from Latin -ivus, from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.

positivist (English): A believer in positivism; related to positivism,...

Definitions

  1. A believer in positivism; related to positivism,...

Ancestry of “positivist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpositivistepositivist
2Frenchpositifpositive; positive or zero. nonnegative;...
3Latinposītivus—
4Latinpōnō—
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “positivist”

  • positivistic
  • postpositivist
  • antipositivist
  • positivistically
  • neopositivist
  • nonpositivist
  • postpositivistic
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