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Where does “filosofastro” come from?

filosofastro (Italian) comes from Italian filosofo, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

filosofastro (Italian): Pejorative of filosofo: philosophaster,...

Definitions

  1. Pejorative of filosofo: philosophaster,...

Ancestry of “filosofastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfilosofophilosopher; first-person singular present of...
2Latinphilosophusphilosophical; philosopher
3Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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