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Etymology of the English word rationalism

the English word rationalism
derived from the English word rational
derived from the Old French word racionel
derived from the Latin word rationalis (measurable; that has a ratio; knowing rationally; rational, of, possessing reason; theoretician; accountant)
derived from the Latin word ratio (account, reckoning, invoice)
derived from the Latin word ratus (established, authoritative; fixed; rat)
derived from the Latin word reri (think, regard; deem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ar-
using the English suffix -ism
derived from the French suffix -ism
derived from the Latin suffix -ismus
derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")




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