Where does “Positivistin” come from?

Positivistin (German) comes from English positivist, from French positiviste, from French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

Ancestry of “Positivistin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositivistA believer in positivism; related to positivism,...
2Frenchpositivistepositivist
3Frenchpositifpositive; positive or zero. nonnegative;...
4Latinposītivuspositive
5Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →