Where does “procreationist” come from?
procreationist (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
procreationist (English): Someone who believes that sexual activity should only be done for the purpose of procreation
Definitions
- Someone who believes that sexual activity should only be done for the purpose of procreation
Ancestry of “procreationist”, step by step
procreationist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English creationist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | creationist | A proponent or supporter of creationism; Of or... |
| 2 | English | creation | Something created such as an invention or... |
| 3 | Middle English | creacion | The process of making, inventing, or creating;... |
| 4 | Old French | creacion | — |
| 5 | Latin | creātio | a creating, producing; creation |
| 6 | Latin | creō | to create, to give existence to, to form, to make, to produce, to originate out of other materials or out of nihility (transitively) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English procreation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | procreation | The process by which an organism produces others... |
| 2 | Old French | procreacion | procreation |
| 3 | Latin | procreatio | generation |
| 4 | Latin | procreare | present active infinitive of prōcreō;... |
| 5 | Latin | creāre | — |