Where does “פילוסופא” come from?

פילוסופא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

פילוסופא (Aramaic): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “פילוסופא”, step by step

פילוסופא traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
2Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

via Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφῐλόσοφοςloving knowledge

Words derived from “פילוסופא”

Every word from Ancient Greek σοφός →Every word from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος →