Where does “ascetic” come from?
Ascetic comes from Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής, from Ancient Greek ἀσκέω meaning to exercise or train.
ascetic (English): Of or relating to ascetics; Characterized by...
Definitions
- Of or relating to ascetics; Characterized by...
Ancestry of “ascetic”, step by step
ascetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ascétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ascétique | ascetic |
| 2 | Latin | ascēticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσκητικός | incident to an athlete |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀσκητής | monk, hermit; practitioner, monk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Medieval Latin asceticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | asceticus | — |