Confucianist.
Related to the teachings of Confucius; Confucian.
Meaning & usage
Related to the teachings of Confucius; Confucian.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) Mandarin 夫 Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ Mandarin 子 Mandarin 夫子 (fūzǐ) Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) Latin -ius New Latin Cōnfuciuslbor. English Confucius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Confucian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Confucianist From Confucian + -ist.
A follower of the teachings of Confucius; a Confucian.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) Mandarin 夫 Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ Mandarin 子 Mandarin 夫子 (fūzǐ) Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) Latin -ius New Latin Cōnfuciuslbor. English Confucius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Confucian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Confucianist From Confucian + -ist.
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