constructionism
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than to any underlying intent.
- (social science) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models.
Etymology
Suffix from English construction root from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (strew, spread, spread out, scatter, spread around).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*strew-
Gloss
strew, spread, spread out, scatter, spread around
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoconstruction English
- bioconstruction English
- coconstruction English
- constructible English
- construction English
- constructional English
- constructionist English
- constructionistic English
- constructive English
- constructivism English
- constructivist English
- deconstruction English
- destruct English
- destructible English
- destructively English
- destructiveness English
- destructivity English
- midconstruction English
- misconstruction English
- nonconstruction English
- obstruct English
- postconstruction English
- preconstruction English
- reconstruction English
- visuoconstruction English
- constructio Latin
- constructus Latin
- construere Latin
- construo Latin
- cōnstructiō Latin
- destructio Latin
- destructio, dēstructiōnem, dēstructiō Latin
- destructivus Latin
- destruo Latin
- dēstruō Latin
- instrumentalis Latin
- obstructio Latin
- strava Latin
- strues Latin
- *strew- Proto-Indo-European
- *straupijaną Proto-Germanic
- *strawjaną Proto-Germanic
- *streuną Proto-Germanic
- strȳnd Old English
- misconstruen Middle English
- construction Old French
- *strowō Proto-Italic
- стройи Old East Slavic
- obstruct
- destruct
- construction
- constructive
- destructible
- destructivity
- destructively
- constructible
- constructivism
- reconstruction
- deconstruction
- coconstruction
- constructional
- constructivist
- misconstruction
- bioconstruction
- destructiveness
- nonconstruction
- preconstruction
- constructionist
- midconstruction
- autoconstruction
- postconstruction
- visuoconstruction
- constructionistic