Where does “handlungsutilitaristisch” come from?
handlungsutilitaristisch (German) comes from German utilitaristisch, from German Utilitarist, from French utilitariste, from French utilitaire, from French utilité, from Latin ūtilitas, from Latin ūtilis, from Latin ūtor — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
handlungsutilitaristisch (German): utilitarian
Definitions
- utilitarian
Ancestry of “handlungsutilitaristisch”, step by step
handlungsutilitaristisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German utilitaristisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | utilitaristisch | utilitarian |
| 2 | German | Utilitarist | — |
| 3 | French | utilitariste | utilitarian |
| 4 | French | utilitaire | useful, usable; utilitarian |
| 5 | French | utilité | usefulness, use; use, purpose; bit part |
| 6 | Latin | ūtilitas | usefulness, utility |
| 7 | Latin | ūtilis | useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful |
| 8 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German Handlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handlung | plot; deed; action, act |
| 2 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 3 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 4 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 5 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 6 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |