Where does “hermeneutisch” come from?
hermeneutisch (German) comes from German Hermeneutik, from Ancient Greek ἐρμηνευτικός, from Ancient Greek ἐρμηνευτής, from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
hermeneutisch (German): hermeneutic, hermeneutical
Definitions
- hermeneutic, hermeneutical
Ancestry of “hermeneutisch”, step by step
hermeneutisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hermeneutik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hermeneutik | hermeneutics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐρμηνευτικός | of or for interpreting |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐρμηνευτής | an interpreter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἑρμηνεύω | to interpret, esp. of languages; to explain; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |
via Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἑρμηνευτικός | of or for interpreting |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |