Where does “universalist” come from?
Universalist derives from English universal, from Latin universalis, from Latin versus, from Latin vertere meaning to turn.
universalist (English): Universal in scope; A proponent of universalism
Definitions
- Universal in scope; A proponent of universalism
Ancestry of “universalist”, step by step
universalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English universal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via French universaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | universaliste | universalist |
| 2 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |