Where does “reversalism” come from?
reversalism (English) comes from English reversal, from English reverse, from Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
reversalism (English): The idea that what is true about the universe is...
Definitions
- The idea that what is true about the universe is...
Ancestry of “reversalism”, step by step
reversalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reversal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reversal | The state of being reversed; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | reverse | Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite... |
| 3 | Middle English | revers | In a reverse way or direction; upside-down |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | revers | reverse; opposite; contrary; opposite; reverse |
| 5 | Latin | reversus | returned |
| 6 | Latin | revertor | I return; I turn back, turn around |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |