Where does “Aristotlean” come from?
Aristotlean (English) comes from English Aristotle, from English bottle, from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes, from Latin ars — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Aristotlean (English): Alternative form of Aristotelian
Definitions
- Alternative form of Aristotelian
Ancestry of “Aristotlean”, step by step
Aristotlean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Aristotle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aristotle | A male given name |
| 2 | English | bottle | A container, typically made of glass or plastic... |
| 3 | English | bottle and glass | arse |
| 4 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 6 | Old French | arz | — |
| 7 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 8 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |