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Where does “regressionist” come from?

regressionist (English) comes from English regression, from Latin regressus, from Latin regredior, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

regressionist (English): One who promotes or follows regressionism; One...

Definitions

  1. One who promotes or follows regressionism; One...

Ancestry of “regressionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregressionAn action of regressing, a return to a previous...
2Latinregressusreturned, having returned; retired, retreated,...
3LatinregrediorI go or come back; turn back, return; I march...
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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