Truly wonderful Russian language! And with all its wealth, there are words in it that are very similar, but their meaning, emphasis, their origin differs. Therefore, difficulties arise in the interpretation of certain expressions, and, therefore, there is a high probability of erring in the use of a particular token. This article is devoted to the word developed and other words with the same root. Where did this communion come from? What is the meaning of the word developed? What sense did scientists of different directions and times of activity give to it? How to separate it from other words similar to it? You will find all the answers below.
Back to basics
It is impossible to understand the meaning and interpretation of the word without a brief digression back into the past. There is even a whole science - the etymology that deals with this issue. This teaching helps determine the true, original meaning of a word. So, the verb "develop" is indicated in the dictionaries of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Its meaning is determined specifically based on the morphological composition of the word. The root - vi - refers to a simple winding, which means to make, weaving or twisting. And initially, until the end of the 18th century, the word we were interested in was understood only in the meaning of expand, expand, study, separate. The following are indicated as expressions that help to grasp the meaning of this verb: develop a rope, a braid, a thread. That is, at the dawn of the spread of the word, it meant a certain process, change. However, it cannot be said that it was certainly about some kind of improvement, progress.
French revolution"
At the end of the XVIII century, the definition of the word developed began to acquire the features that it currently has. This happened due to the spread of the French language in Russia. The foreign développer had a more elevated meaning, not as ordinary and banal as our develop. This verb began to be applied to abstract words, such as beauty, an idea. Characters, personalities, thoughts, minds began to develop ... The reaction of society to such changes was mixed. On the one hand, in conservative people such expressions caused a storm of emotions and indignation, they were very used to the simple meaning of the word developed. The meaning of the word new caused a flurry of criticism among great scientists and writers such as Alexander Semenovich Shishkin. But some still took the novelty with a bang. The meaning of the word developed in the sense of perfect, brought to the highest level, can be found in the works of Apollo Grigoriev. Gradually, new explanatory dictionaries changed the habitual vision of this saying. To develop in them means to reveal mental abilities. Add the prefix –sya to our verb, and we get a word that is understood not only as untwisted, sprawled. So, in the explanatory dictionary of 1847 to develop means to multiply, expand, expand. In this sense, Turgenev also uses the word in his works.
Evolution
In the 19th century, the meaning of the word “developed” became a problem not only for writers and linguists, but also for philosophers. This category was of interest to V.S. Soloviev and other scientists of Russia. Now, development is a synonym for evolution. Soloviev wrote that this concept implies a series of qualitative changes that come from a certain beginning and are directed toward a specific well-known goal. And to this day, the word “develop” is understood precisely in that sense. Many scientists gave their definition in the works and explanatory dictionaries. Thus, it was the association of the word “develop” with the French “développer” that allowed the first to become not only mundane, but also a philosophical, biological and cultural category. But all these theories give an almost identical interpretation of this phenomenon. So, development is a process of change, the movement of integral systems. Moreover, this transformation is irreversible, regular, directed in nature. Development is the basic principle of explaining history, knowledge, society, nature.
Philosophical understanding
In the science of wisdom, there are many teachings, theories, views. Various philosophers throughout their social life have proposed their own interpretations of important categories. Even in ancient Greece, the problem of development was puzzled by Heraclitus. He believed that everything in the world and the world itself exists, and at the same time there is none. Heraclitus explained this duality by the fact that the development process is ongoing. Everything is constantly changing, is in the process of occurrence and termination. In Plato, the meaning of the word developed also has a dynamic character. The scientist treats this term as developing, manifesting all the qualities, possibilities, from the very beginning, any phenomenon that has passed from a state of rest to an active phase. Mechanistic theories, in turn, are understood by development as nothing more than improvement, primarily a quantitative increase in something, and only then qualitative improvement. The prominent representative of organic theory of the Englishman Herbert Spencer has the work "Hypothesis of development." It sets out the doctrine of evolution. Spencer's development is the movement of matter. It transforms a substance from incoherent homogeneous into a single, but different. In this case, the stored movement also changes. Of particular importance is the term development in the philosophy of Charles Darwin. All his scientific theory is built on it.
Linguistic analysis
The word developed comes from the simple verb vit. The prefix indicates the dynamic nature of this saying (compare with scattering, seating, liberating).
The secret is in stress
And yet this saying is not so simple - developed. The meaning of the word depends on the stress. So, if it falls on the first syllable, then we are dealing with the sacrament. It has a direct connection with the verb from which it was formed. To develop means to state in detail, to bring to a substantial degree, to contribute to progress. So the word that interests us has the same meaning, but instead of acting, it describes primarily quality. Developed can be thoughts, activities, abilities. It is also allowed to use stress on the second syllable in the same meaning. However, if we are talking about something untwisted, untwisted, then the word developed should be used only with percussion ––. There is another pronunciation option. The word developed has a completely different meaning. This is not a sacrament, but an adjective. It is used in the sense of an enlightened, spiritually mature, who has reached a high level of progress.
Is there any difference?
What conclusion can be made? Do the participles developed and adjectives differ in meaning? The interpretations of the words discussed above are similar and express one idea. That is, the meaning of these sayings are almost identical. What is the difference? Developed is the sacrament. Hence, this word has the properties of both an adjective and a verb. That is, this participle performs both a descriptive function and indicates a certain type of action. Developed, in turn, is an adjective. There is no indication of the action, there is only a description of the sign. Another significant difference is the fact that the participle is always formed from the verb, and the adjective - only on behalf of the noun.
To summarize
The word developed is of Russian origin, however, its meaning was still influenced by a foreign language. Although, oddly enough, thanks to this factor, we can boast that in our speech we can use our own saying, invented by our ancestors, to mean something perfect, constantly improving. At present, less of our “Russian” words are preserved. And let there be borrowed synonyms of the word development - this is evolution, progress. The main thing is that the Russian language is lively, that it is constantly spoken, that it sounds on all latitudes of the vast country and beyond, in all houses, circles, and social layers. Take care of your native language!