Where does “unconventionalism” come from?
unconventionalism (English) comes from English unconventional, from English conventional, from French conventionnel, from French convention, from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō, from Latin conveniō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unconventionalism (English): Unconventional style or behaviour
Definitions
- Unconventional style or behaviour
Ancestry of “unconventionalism”, step by step
unconventionalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unconventional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconventional | Not adhering to convention or accepted standards;... |
| 2 | English | conventional | Pertaining to a convention, as in following... |
| 3 | French | conventionnel | conventional; conventionalist, conventionnel |
| 4 | French | convention | convention, agreement; convention |
| 5 | Middle French | convention | — |
| 6 | Latin | conventiō | meeting of people |
| 7 | Latin | conveniō | to convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |