Where does “empirically” come from?
Empirically derives from English empirical, from English empiric, from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος meaning experienced or skilled.
empirically (English): Based on experience as opposed to theoretical...
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- Based on experience as opposed to theoretical...
Ancestry of “empirically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empirical | Pertaining to or based on experience; Pertaining... |
| 2 | English | empiric | Empirical; A member of a sect of ancient... |
| 3 | Old French | empirique | — |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπειρικός | experienced |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπειρία | experience; mere experience or practice without... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπειρος | experienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |