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
- One who promotes or follows regressionism; One...
Ancestry of “regressionist”, step by step
regressionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regression
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regression | An action of regressing, a return to a previous... |
| 2 | Latin | regressus | returned, having returned; retired, retreated,... |
| 3 | Latin | regredior | I go or come back; turn back, return; I march... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |