English
realistic
Realistic comes from English realist.
- English1500–presentrealist
- Englishearliest quotation 2011realistic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presentrealist
- Englishearliest quotation 2011realistic
Earliest quotation: 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland: “Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have…”
Every English word from English realist
Today it means
adj Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English realist / realistic