Where does “Neoplatonism” come from?
Neoplatonism derives from English Platonism, from English Plato, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων, from Ancient Greek πλατύς meaning broad, from Proto-Indo-European *new-.
Neoplatonism (English): A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism
Definitions
- A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism
Ancestry of “Neoplatonism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Platonism | The philosophy of Plato |
| 2 | French | platonisme | Platonism |
| 3 | French | Platon | Plato Greek philosopher |
| 4 | Latin | Plato | Plato, a Greek philosopher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πλάτων | Plato |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |