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Where does “philosophate” come from?

philosophate (English) comes from Latin philosophārī, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

philosophate (English): To philosophize

Definitions

  1. To philosophize

Ancestry of “philosophate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphilosophārī—
2Latinphilosophusphilosophical; philosopher
3Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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