Where does “solipsisme” come from?

solipsisme (French) comes from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

solipsisme (French): solipsism

Definitions

  1. solipsism

Ancestry of “solipsisme”, step by step

solipsisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ipse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
2Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

via Latin sōlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlus—
2Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

Words derived from “solipsisme”

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