Where does “postempiricist” come from?
postempiricist (English) comes from English empiricist, from English empiric, from Old French empirique, from Latin empīricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία, from Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
postempiricist (English): An adherent of postempiricism
Definitions
- An adherent of postempiricism
Ancestry of “postempiricist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | empiricist | an advocate or supporter of empiricism; For... |
| 2 | English | empiric | Empirical; A member of a sect of ancient... |
| 3 | Old French | empirique | — |
| 4 | Latin | empīricus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπειρικός | experienced |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπειρία | experience; mere experience or practice without... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπειρος | experienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |