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Where does “preexistentism” come from?

preexistentism (English) comes from English preexistent, from English existent, from Latin existens, from Latin existere, from Latin existo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

preexistentism (English): The theory that souls exist prior to their...

Definitions

  1. The theory that souls exist prior to their...

Ancestry of “preexistentism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreexistentExisting previously; Preceding existence
2Englishexistentexisting; having life or being, current;...
3LatinexistensAlternative form of exsistens
4Latinexisterepresent active infinitive of existō
5LatinexistoAlternative form of exsistō; to stand forth, come...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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