Where does “poststructuralism” come from?
Poststructuralism derives from English structuralism, which comes from English structural, from English structure, from Latin structura, from Latin struo meaning to build or arrange.
poststructuralism (English): An extension of structuralism influenced by...
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- An extension of structuralism influenced by...
Ancestry of “poststructuralism”, step by step
poststructuralism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English structuralism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | structuralism | A theory of sociology that views elements of... |
| 2 | English | structural | Of, relating to, or having structure; Involving... |
| 3 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 4 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 5 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 6 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |