Where does “filosofie” come from?
filosofie (Dutch) comes from Old French philosophie, from Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
filosofie (Dutch): philosophy
Definitions
- philosophy
Ancestry of “filosofie”, step by step
filosofie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French philosophie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | philosophie | philosophy |
| 2 | Latin | philosophia | philosophy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφία | love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Middle Dutch philosophie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | philosophie | — |