Etymology

thinkism

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Today it means: The principle that any problem or technological obstacle can be solved by spending large amounts of effort in thinking about a solution. Full definition →

English think ← Middle English thinken ← Old English þenċan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  2. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*þankijan
  4. Old Englishþenċan
  5. Middle Englishthinken
  6. Englishthink
  7. English todaythinkism

From think + -ism.

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