Where does “философъ” come from?

философъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

философъ (Old Church Slavonic): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “философъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
2Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος
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