Etymology

representationalism

Today it means: The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder. Full definition →

English ism ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English re-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpresentation
  7. Englishrepresentation
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishrepresentational
  11. Englishism
  12. English todayrepresentationalism

From representational + ism.

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