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Where does “peripatetically” come from?

peripatetically (English) comes from English Peripatetic, from French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός, from Ancient Greek περιπατέω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

peripatetically (English): In a peripatetic manner

Definitions

  1. In a peripatetic manner

Ancestry of “peripatetically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPeripateticA disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian; Of or...
2Frenchpéripatétiqueof or relating to Aristotle and his philosophy;...
3Latinperipatēticus—
4Ancient GreekπεριπατητικόςGiven to walking around
5Ancient GreekπεριπατέωI walk up and down, walk about; I discourse; I...
6Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
7New Latinheliumhelium
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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