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Where does “positivistisch” come from?

positivistisch (German) comes from German Positivismus, from French positivisme, from French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

positivistisch (German): positivistic

Definitions

  1. positivistic

Ancestry of “positivistisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPositivismus—
2Frenchpositivismepositivism
3Frenchpositifpositive; positive or zero. nonnegative;...
4Latinposītivus—
5Latinpōnō—
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
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