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Where does “relationist” come from?

relationist (English) comes from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

relationist (English): A subscriber to relationism; A relative; a...

Definitions

  1. A subscriber to relationism; A relative; a...

Ancestry of “relationist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
2Middle Englishrelacion—
3Old Frenchrelacion—
4Latinrelātiō—
5Latinreferō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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