Where does “哲学” come from?
哲学 (Japanese) comes from English philosophy, from French philosophie, from Old French philosophie, from Latin philosophia, 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...
哲学 (Japanese): philosophy
Definitions
- philosophy
Ancestry of “哲学”, step by step
哲学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English philosophy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philosophy | The love of wisdom; An academic discipline that... |
| 2 | French | philosophie | philosophy, the study of thoughts; philosophy,... |
| 3 | Old French | philosophie | philosophy |
| 4 | Latin | philosophia | philosophy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφία | love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Dutch filosofie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | filosofie | philosophy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | philosophie | — |