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Where does “unempirically” come from?

unempirically (English) comes from English unempirical, from English empirical, from English empiric, from Old French empirique, from Latin empīricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία, from Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

unempirically (English): Not empirically; without experiment or experience

Definitions

  1. Not empirically; without experiment or experience

Ancestry of “unempirically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunempiricalNot empirical
2EnglishempiricalPertaining to or based on experience; Pertaining...
3EnglishempiricEmpirical; A member of a sect of ancient...
4Old Frenchempirique—
5Latinempīricus—
6Ancient Greekἐμπειρικόςexperienced
7Ancient Greekἐμπειρίαexperience; mere experience or practice without...
8Ancient Greekἔμπειροςexperienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted...
9Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
10Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
11Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
12Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
13Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
14Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
15Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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