Where does “ascétique” come from?
ascétique (French) comes from Latin ascēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ascétique (French): ascetic
Definitions
- ascetic
Ancestry of “ascétique”, step by step
ascétique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ascēticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ascēticus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀσκητικός | incident to an athlete |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσκητής | monk, hermit; practitioner, monk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Ecclesiastical Latin asceticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | asceticus | — |