Where does “recreationism” come from?
recreationism (English) comes from English recreation, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreatio, from Latin recreō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
recreationism (English): The concept that the world may be conceived as being created anew at every instant in time
Definitions
- The concept that the world may be conceived as being created anew at every instant in time
Ancestry of “recreationism”, step by step
recreationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recreation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recreation | Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts... |
| 2 | Old French | recreacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | recreatio | restoration, recovery |
| 4 | Latin | recreō | to create again or anew, restore, recreate |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |