Where does “felsefe” come from?
felsefe (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فلسفه, from Arabic فَلْسَفَة, 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...
felsefe (Turkish): philosophy
Definitions
- philosophy
Ancestry of “felsefe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فلسفه | philosophy, a discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts |
| 2 | Arabic | فَلْسَفَة | philosophy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφία | love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |