Where does “agnosticisme” come from?
agnosticisme (French) comes from English agnosticism, from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
agnosticisme (French): agnosticism
Definitions
- agnosticism
Ancestry of “agnosticisme”, step by step
agnosticisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agnosticism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agnosticism | The view that absolute truth or ultimate... |
| 2 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 3 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 4 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 5 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English agnostic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agnostic | Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγνωστος | unknown, unheard of, forgotten; unknowable;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |