Where does “projectionism” come from?
projectionism (English) comes from English projection, from Middle French projection, from Latin prōiectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
projectionism (English): The idea that individuals form an idea of the...
Definitions
- The idea that individuals form an idea of the...
Ancestry of “projectionism”, step by step
projectionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English projection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | projection | Something which projects, protrudes, juts out,... |
| 2 | Middle French | projection | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōiectiō | a throwing forward, projection |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |