Where does “philosophic” come from?
Philosophic comes from English philosophy combined with the French suffix -ique, derived from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφός and Proto-Indo-European bʰil-.
philosophic (English): Synonym of philosophical
Definitions
- Synonym of philosophical
Ancestry of “philosophic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | philosophik | — |
| 2 | Latin | philosophicus | philosophical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφικός | philosophical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |