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Where does “philosophia perennis” come from?

philosophia perennis (English) comes from Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

philosophia perennis (English): A supposed essential core of philosophical...

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  1. A supposed essential core of philosophical...

Ancestry of “philosophia perennis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphilosophiaphilosophy
2Ancient Greekφιλοσοφίαlove of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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