Where does “peripateticism” come from?
peripateticism (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.
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Ancestry of “peripateticism”, step by step
peripateticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Peripatetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peripatetic | A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian; Of or... |
| 2 | French | péripatétique | of or relating to Aristotle and his philosophy;... |
| 3 | Latin | peripatēticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιπατητικός | Given to walking around |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιπατέω | I walk up and down, walk about; I discourse; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 7 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Romanian peripatetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | peripatetic | peripatetic |