Where does “rehabilitationist” come from?

rehabilitationist (English) comes from English rehabilitation, from French réhabilitation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rehabilitationist (English): A supporter of rehabilitationism

Definitions

  1. A supporter of rehabilitationism

Ancestry of “rehabilitationist”, step by step

rehabilitationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rehabilitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrehabilitationThe process of rehabilitating somebody or...
2Frenchréhabilitationrehabilitation
3French-ationUsed to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
4Middle French-ationation
5Old French-ationation
6Latin-ātiō
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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