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Where does “Weltanschauung” come from?

Weltanschauung (German) comes from German Anschauung, from Latin vīsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Weltanschauung (German): worldview, weltanschauung, philosophy of life,...

Definitions

  1. worldview, weltanschauung, philosophy of life,...

Ancestry of “Weltanschauung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnschauungopinion; mode of view; outlook; intuition
2Latinvīsiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Weltanschauung”

  • weltanschauung
  • weltanschaulich
  • weltanschauung
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