Where does “sattvic” come from?
sattvic (English) comes from English sattva, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.
sattvic (English): Relating or conforming to sattva
Definitions
- Relating or conforming to sattva
Ancestry of “sattvic”, step by step
sattvic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sattva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sattva | One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सत्त्व | essence; goodness; spirit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सत् | being, existing, occurring, happening, being present |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hsáns | real, true |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |