relativismo

Italian

Etymology

From relativo +‎ -ismo.

Noun

relativismo m (plural relativismi)

1. relativism

Related terms

• relativo

Anagrams

• sterilivamo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Italic *ferō

Latin ferō

Latin referō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin īvus

Latin relātīvuslbor.

Portuguese relativo

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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Portuguese -ismo

Portuguese relativismo

From relativo (“relative”) + -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.la.t͡ʃiˈviz.mu/ [he.la.t͡ʃiˈviz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.la.t͡ʃiˈviz.mu/ [he.la.t͡ʃiˈviz.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.la.t͡ʃiˈviʒ.mu/ [χe.la.t͡ʃiˈviʒ.mu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.lɐ.tiˈviʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.lɐ.tiˈviʒ.mu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.lɐ.tiˈbiʒ.mu/ [ʁɨ.lɐ.tiˈβiʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: re‧la‧ti‧vis‧mo

Noun

relativismo m (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) relativism (theory that truth and moral values are relative)

Related terms

• relativamente
• relatividade
• relativista
• relativístico
• relativo

Further reading

• “relativismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “relativismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Italic *ferō

Latin ferō

Latin referō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin īvus

Latin relātīvusder.

Spanish relativo

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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish relativismo

From relativo + -ismo.

Noun

relativismo m (plural relativismos)

1. relativism

Related terms

• relativista

Further reading

• “relativismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025