Etymology

foundherentism

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Today it means: A theory of justification that combines elements from the two rival theories addressing infinite regress: foundationalism and coherentism. Full definition →

English coherentism ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns
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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. Englishfoundationalism
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  20. Proto-Italic*kom
  21. Proto-Italic*kom-
  22. Latincon-
  23. Latinhaereō
  24. Latincohaereō
  25. Latincohaerēns
  26. Middle Frenchcoherent
  27. Englishcoherent
  28. Englishcoherentism
  29. English todayfoundherentism

Blend of foundationalism + coherentism.

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