Where does “universalism” come from?
Universalism comes from English universal, derived from Ancient Greek -ισμός and -μός suffixes attached to Latin universalis, itself formed from versus and the suffix -alis, ultimately from Latin vertere meaning to turn.
universalism (English): The state of being universal; universality; The...
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- The state of being universal; universality; The...
Ancestry of “universalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 2 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 3 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 4 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | — |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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