Etymology of the English word empiric
the English word
empiricderived from the Latin word
empiricus (empirical; unscientific physician, empiric)
derived from the Greek word
empeirikos, ἐμπειρικός
derived from the Greek word
empeiria, ἐμπειρία
derived from the Greek word
hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Greek word
peira, πεῖρα (a test; attempt, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-derived from the Greek word
empeirosderived from the Greek word
peira, πεῖρα (a test; attempt, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-Date
The earliest known usage of empiric in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
empirical,
empiricism,
empirismCognates
Dutch
empirisch, French
empirique, German
empirisch, Lithuanian
empirinis, Norwegian
empirisk, Russian
эмпиpический, Swedish
empiriskUsage
Word found in Modern English
