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Where does “a priori” come from?

a priori (French) comes from Medieval Latin ā priōrī.

a priori (French): intuitively known, a priori; at first glance; a...

Definitions

  1. intuitively known, a priori; at first glance; a...

Ancestry of “a priori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinā priōrī—
Every word from Medieval Latin ā priōrī →