Where does “philosophically” come from?
Philosophically derives from English philosophical, which combines English philosophy and English -ic, from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
philosophically (English): In a philosophical manner
Definitions
- In a philosophical manner
Ancestry of “philosophically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | philosophical | Of, or pertaining to, philosophy; Rational;... |
| 2 | English | philosophy | The love of wisdom; An academic discipline that... |
| 3 | French | philosophie | philosophy, the study of thoughts; philosophy,... |
| 4 | Old French | philosophie | philosophy |
| 5 | Latin | philosophia | philosophy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφία | love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |