Where does “Realismus” come from?

Realismus (German) comes from French réalisme, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Realismus (German): realism

Definitions

  1. realism

Ancestry of “Realismus”, step by step

Realismus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French réalisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréalismerealism
2Frenchréelreal
3Middle Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of royal
4Old Frenchreel
5Latinreālisreal
6Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
7Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
9Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
10Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
11Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
12Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
13Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
14Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
18Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Real

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRealreal former Spanish currency unit

Words derived from “Realismus

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-