Where does “neoempiricist” come from?
neoempiricist (English) comes from English empiricist, from English empiric, from Old French empirique, from Latin empīricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία, from Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
neoempiricist (English): A proponent of neoempiricism
Definitions
- A proponent of neoempiricism
Ancestry of “neoempiricist”, step by step
neoempiricist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English empiricist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empiricist | an advocate or supporter of empiricism; For... |
| 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... |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |