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Where does “filosofia” come from?

filosofia (Occitan) comes 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...

filosofia (Occitan): philosophy

Definitions

  1. philosophy

Ancestry of “filosofia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphilosophiaphilosophy
2Ancient Greekφιλοσοφίαlove of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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