Etymology

essentialist

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Today it means: An advocate of essentialism. Full definition →

English essential ← Late Latin essentiālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  5. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  6. Old Latinesum
  7. Latinsum
  8. Latin*essēns
  9. Latinessentia
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Late Latinessentiālis
  13. Englishessential
  14. English todayessentialist

From essential + -ist.

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