Etymology of the English word essentialism
the English word
essentialismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the English word
essentialderived from the Latin word
essentialis (essential)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
essentia (essence, substance, being)
derived from the Latin word
essensderived from the Latin word
esse (eat, consume, devour)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*es-Usage
Word found in Modern English