Where does “peripatetic” come from?
Peripatetic comes from French péripatétique, from Latin peripateticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός, derived from the verb περιπατέω meaning to walk about, composed of περί meaning around and a root from Proto-Indo-European per- and pent-.
peripatetic (English): Tending to walk about; Constantly travelling;...
Definitions
- Tending to walk about; Constantly travelling;...
Ancestry of “peripatetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | péripatétique | of or relating to Aristotle and his philosophy;... |
| 2 | Latin | peripatēticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιπατητικός | Given to walking around |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιπατέω | I walk up and down, walk about; I discourse; I... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 6 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |