Where does “traductionist” come from?
traductionist (English) comes from English traduction, from Latin trāductiō, from Latin trādūcō, from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
traductionist (English): A believer in traductionism
Definitions
- A believer in traductionism
Ancestry of “traductionist”, step by step
traductionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traduction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traduction | The act of converting text from one language to... |
| 2 | Latin | trāductiō | transferring |
| 3 | Latin | trādūcō | to lead, bring, transport or conduct across or over something |
| 4 | French | traduire | to translate; to summon |
| 5 | Latin | traducere | present active infinitive of trādūcō |
| 6 | Latin | traduco | I lead, bring, transport or conduct across or... |
| 7 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |