Where does “empirical” come from?

Empirical derives from English empiric, from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, from ἐμπειρία meaning experience, from ἔμπειρος meaning experienced, from ἐν and Proto-Indo-European per-.

empirical (English): Pertaining to or based on experience; Pertaining...

Definitions

Pertaining to or based on experience; Pertaining...

Ancestry of “empirical”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	empiric	Empirical; A member of a sect of ancient...
2	Old French	empirique	—
3	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
4	Ancient Greek	ἐμπειρικός	experienced
5	Ancient Greek	ἐμπειρία	experience; mere experience or practice without...
6	Ancient Greek	ἔμπειρος	experienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted...
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
8	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
10	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
11	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
13	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “empirical”

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