Where does “Darwinismus” come from?
Darwinismus (German) comes from German Darwin, from English darwin, from Old English Dēorwine, from Old English dēore, from Proto-West Germanic diurī, from Proto-Germanic diurijaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Darwinismus (German): Darwinism
Definitions
- Darwinism
Ancestry of “Darwinismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Darwin | Darwin the naturalist Charles Darwin |
| 2 | English | darwin | A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary... |
| 3 | Old English | Dēorwine | {{non-gloss definition|a given name}} |
| 4 | Old English | dēore | dear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | diurī | valuable, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | diurijaz | dear, precious; expensive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |