Where does “esoterie” come from?
esoterie (Dutch) comes from Dutch ie, from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hīe, from Old Dutch hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
esoterie (Dutch): esotericism esoteric knowledge or practices
Definitions
- esotericism esoteric knowledge or practices
Ancestry of “esoterie”, step by step
esoterie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ie | "Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hi | he |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hīe | he |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hē | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |
via Dutch esoterisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | esoterisch | esoteric |
| 2 | French | ésotérique | esoteric |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐσωτερικός | belonging to an inner circle, esoteric |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |