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Where does “nonphilosophy” come from?

nonphilosophy (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

nonphilosophy (English): That which is not philosophy; François Laruelle's...

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  1. That which is not philosophy; François Laruelle's...

Ancestry of “nonphilosophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphilosophyThe love of wisdom; An academic discipline that...
2Frenchphilosophiephilosophy, the study of thoughts; philosophy,...
3Old Frenchphilosophiephilosophy
4Latinphilosophiaphilosophy
5Ancient Greekφιλοσοφίαlove of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the...
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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