Where does “structuralist” come from?
Structuralist comes from English structure, from Latin structūra meaning a joining or fitting together, from Latin struere meaning to pile up or construct, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ster- meaning to spread or stretch.
structuralist (English): Of or pertaining to structuralism; An advocate or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to structuralism; An advocate or...
Ancestry of “structuralist”, step by step
structuralist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English structural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | structural | Of, relating to, or having structure; Involving... |
| 2 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 3 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 4 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 5 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via French structuraliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | structuraliste | structuralist |
| 2 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |