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Where does “filòsof” come from?

filòsof (Catalan) comes from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

filòsof (Catalan): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “filòsof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphilosophusphilosophical; philosopher
2Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
3Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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