Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kantianism

/ˈkæntɪənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
kan-tian-ism
IPA
/ˈkæntɪənɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English Kant 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 Kantian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Kantianism From Kantian + -ism.

Phrases

Questions

How do you pronounce kantianism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæntɪənɪzəm/.
What does kantianism mean?
The philosophical system of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and his followers; also called transcendental idealism.
Where does kantianism come from?
Etymology tree English Kant 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 Kantian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Kantianism From Kantian + -ism.

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