Where does “supernaturalism” come from?
Supernaturalism derives from Late Latin supernaturalis, from super meaning "above" and nascor meaning "to be born," with the suffix -alis, later combined with Ancient Greek -μός and -ισμός to form the doctrine.
supernaturalism (English): The quality or condition of being supernatural; A...
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- The quality or condition of being supernatural; A...
Ancestry of “supernaturalism”, step by step
supernaturalism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English naturalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naturalism | A state of nature; conformity to nature; The... |
| 2 | English | natural | That exists and evolved within the confines of an... |
| 3 | Middle English | natural | intrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to... |
| 4 | Old French | natural | natural |
| 5 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 6 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English Supernatural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Supernatural | Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born |
| 2 | Middle English | supernatural | Deity-related; from God |
| 3 | Middle French | supernaturel | — |
| 4 | Latin | supernātūrālis | supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |