Where does “metaphilosophical” come from?
metaphilosophical (English) comes from English philosophical, from English philosophy, from French philosophie, from Old French philosophie, from Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
metaphilosophical (English): Of or pertaining to metaphilosophy
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to metaphilosophy
Ancestry of “metaphilosophical”, step by step
metaphilosophical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English philosophical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philosophical | Of, or pertaining to, philosophy; Rational;... |
| 2 | English | philosophy | The love of wisdom; An academic discipline that... |
| 3 | French | philosophie | philosophy, the study of thoughts; philosophy,... |
| 4 | Old French | philosophie | philosophy |
| 5 | Latin | philosophia | philosophy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφία | love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |