Where does “empiric” come from?

Empiric comes from Old French empirique, from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, derived from ἐμπειρία meaning experience, ultimately from ἔμπειρος meaning experienced, composed of ἐν and a root related to Proto-Indo-European per- and pr̥tós.

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Empirical; A member of a sect of ancient...

Ancestry of “empiric”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	empirique	—
2	Latin	empīricus	an empirical physician, an empiric a physician whose knowledge of medicine is derived from experience, observation, and practice only, as opposed to scientific theory
3	Ancient Greek	ἐμπειρικός	experienced
4	Ancient Greek	ἐμπειρία	experience; mere experience or practice without...
5	Ancient Greek	ἔμπειρος	experienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted...
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
9	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
10	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “empiric”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →