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Where does “rationalistic” come from?

Rationalistic derives from English rationalist plus the suffix -ique from French, -icus from Latin, and -kos from Proto-Indo-European, an ancient adjectival formant.

rationalistic (English): Of or relating to rationalism

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to rationalism

Ancestry of “rationalistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrationalCapable of reasoning; Logically sound; not...
2Frenchrationalitérationality
3Frenchrationnelrational
4Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
5Latinratiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “rationalistic”

  • rationalistically
  • nonrationalistic
  • antirationalistic
  • rationalistical
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