Where does “فیلسوف” come from?

فیلسوف (Persian) comes from Arabic فيلسوف, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

فیلسوف (Persian): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “فیلسوف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفيلسوفphilosopher
2Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
3Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σοφός →Every word from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος →Every word from Arabic فيلسوف →