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Where does “empirique” come from?

empirique (French) comes from Latin empiricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία, from Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

empirique (French): empirical; empiricism; empiricist

Definitions

  1. empirical; empiricism; empiricist

Ancestry of “empirique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinempiricusan empirical physician, an empiric
2Ancient Greekἐμπειρικόςexperienced
3Ancient Greekἐμπειρίαexperience; mere experience or practice without...
4Ancient Greekἔμπειροςexperienced or practiced in a thing, acquainted...
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “empirique”

  • empirismo
  • empirisme
  • empiriquement
  • empiric
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