Where does “philosopher” come from?
philosopher (Latin) comes from Latin philosophor, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
philosopher (Latin): first-person singular present active subjunctive...
Definitions
- first-person singular present active subjunctive...
Ancestry of “philosopher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | philosophor | I philosophize |
| 2 | Latin | philosophus | philosophical; philosopher |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλόσοφος | lover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |