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Where does “Utilitarist” come from?

Utilitarist (German) comes from French utilitariste, from French utilitaire, from French utilité, from Latin ūtilitas, from Latin ūtilis, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “Utilitarist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchutilitariste—
2Frenchutilitaireuseful, usable; utilitarian
3Frenchutilitéusefulness, use; use, purpose; bit part
4Latinūtilitas—
5Latinūtilis—
6Latinūtor—
7Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
8Proto-Slavictorъ—
9Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “Utilitarist”

  • utilitaristisch
  • handlungsutilitaristisch
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