Etymology

foundationalism

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Today it means: The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs Full definition →

English foundational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English fundacioun
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰmḗn
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰnós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰundʰós
  5. Proto-Italic*fundos
  6. Latinfundus
  7. Latinfundō
  8. Latinfundātiō
  9. Old Frenchfondacion
  10. Middle Frenchfondation
  11. Latinfundātiō
  12. Middle Englishfundacioun
  13. Englishfoundation
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishfoundational
  17. English todayfoundationalism

From foundational + -ism.

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