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Where does “φιλοσοφία” come from?

φιλοσοφία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

φιλοσοφία (Greek): philosophy

Definitions

  1. philosophy

Ancestry of “φιλοσοφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλοσοφίαlove of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the...
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “φιλοσοφία”

  • μεταφιλοσοφία
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