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Where does “empiricist” come from?

Empiricist comes from English -ist added to empiric, from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός meaning "experienced," derived from ἐμπειρία "experience" and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- "to attempt."

empiricist (English): an advocate or supporter of empiricism; For...

Definitions

  1. an advocate or supporter of empiricism; For...

Ancestry of “empiricist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishempiricEmpirical; A member of a sect of ancient...
2Old Frenchempirique—
3Latinempīricus—
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 “empiricist”

  • postempiricist
  • antiempiricist
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