Where does “social Darwinism” come from?
social Darwinism (English) comes from English social, from Middle French social, from Latin sociālis, from French social, from Latin socialis, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω — to bind; bond.
social Darwinism (English): The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures
Definitions
- The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures
Ancestry of “social Darwinism”, step by step
social Darwinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English social
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | social | Being extroverted or outgoing; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | Middle French | social | allied; social |
| 3 | Latin | sociālis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social |
| 4 | French | social | social, related to society, community; social,... |
| 5 | Latin | socialis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable,... |
| 6 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via English Darwinism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Darwinism | Various concepts of development or evolution... |
| 2 | French | darwinisme | Darwinism |
| 3 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 4 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 5 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |