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Where does “solutionism” come from?

solutionism (English) comes from English solution, from Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion, from Latin solūtiōnem, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

solutionism (English): The belief that all difficulties have benign...

Definitions

  1. The belief that all difficulties have benign...

Ancestry of “solutionism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolutionA homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas...
2Middle Englishsolucioun—
3Old Frenchsolucionpayment of a debt; annulment; cancelling;...
4Latinsolūtiōnem—
5Latinsolūtiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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