Where does “philosophaster” come from?
philosophaster (English) comes from Latin philosophaster, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
philosophaster (English): A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan...
Definitions
- A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan...
Ancestry of “philosophaster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | philosophaster | a bad philosopher, philosophaster |
| 2 | Latin | philosophus | philosophical; philosopher |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλόσοφος | lover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |