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Where does “filosofo” come from?

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

filosofo (Italian): philosopher; first-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. philosopher; first-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “filosofo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphilosophusphilosophical; philosopher
2Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
3Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Words derived from “filosofo”

  • filosofastro
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