Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “representationalism” come from?

representationalism (English) comes from English representational, from English representation, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

representationalism (English): The belief that the conscious perception of the...

Definitions

  1. The belief that the conscious perception of the...

Ancestry of “representationalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepresentationalOf or pertaining to representation or to...
2EnglishrepresentationThat which represents something else; The act of...
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-—
5Old Frenchre-re-
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →