Where does “Hegelian” come from?
Hegelian derives from English Hegel plus the Latin suffix -ianus, itself from Latin -ius, continuing Latin -um and -us, from Proto-Indo-European -yós, via Proto-Italic -os and Proto-Indo-European -ós.
Hegelian (English): Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of...
Ancestry of “Hegelian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hégélien | Hegelian |
| 2 | French | -ien | Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ien | -ian |
| 4 | Old French | -ien | -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -iānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ānus | — |
Words derived from “Hegelian”