Where does “Vedantic” come from?
Vedantic (English) comes from English Vedanta, from Sanskrit वेदान्त, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Vedantic (English): Of or pertaining to Vedanta
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Vedanta
Ancestry of “Vedantic”, step by step
Vedantic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vedanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vedanta | A Hindu system of philosophy concerned with the self-realisation by which one comes to understand the ultimate nature of reality, or Brahman |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेदान्त | Vedanta |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |