goropism
A hypothesis, similar to the one originally propounded by Goropius which is now…A hypothesis, similar to the one originally propounded by Goropius which is now discredited, that some attested or modern language such as Dutch, Hebrew, or Turkish was the original language of human beings.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A hypothesis, similar to the one originally propounded by Goropius which is now discredited, that some attested or modern language such as Dutch, Hebrew, or Turkish was the original language of human beings.
Goropismus
(uncountable, usually)An absurd etymology proposed as part of such a hypothesis.
Goropismus
Translations
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Origin
From Goropius + -ism (suffix forming names of schools of thought, systems, or theories), pFrom Goropius + -ism (suffix forming names of schools of thought, systems, or theories), possibly influenced by French goropiser (“to goropize”), coined by the German philosopher and scientist Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) in his work Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain (New Essays on Human Understanding, written 1704, published 1765).
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Forms
plural: goropisms| Singular | goropism |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable