Where does “Realist” come from?

Realist (German) comes from German Real, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Realist (German): realist

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realist

Ancestry of “Realist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Real	real former Spanish currency unit
2	Latin	reālis	real
3	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
4	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
5	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
6	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
7	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
9	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
11	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
12	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13	Latin	calceus	shoe
14	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
15	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →