Where does “empiricism” come from?

Empiricism derives from English empiric plus the suffix -ism, from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, built on ἐμπειρία meaning experience, from ἔμπειρος meaning experienced, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.

empiricism (English): A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience,...

Definitions

  1. A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience,...

Ancestry of “empiricism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishempiricEmpirical; A member of a sect of ancient...
2Old Frenchempirique
3Latinempīricusan empirical physician, an empiric a physician whose knowledge of medicine is derived from experience, observation, and practice only, as opposed to scientific theory
4Ancient Greekἐμπειρικόςexperienced
5Ancient Greekἐμπειρίαexperience; mere experience or practice without...
6Ancient Greekἔμπειροςexperienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted...
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “empiricism

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-