myEtymology.com: English etymology of philosophy

Etymology of the English word philosophy

the English word philosophy

derived from the Old French word philosophie

derived from the Latin word philosophia (philosophy, love of wisdom)

derived from the Greek word philosophia, φιλοσοφία ('philosophy'; Jewish sophistry)

derived from the Greek word philosophos, φιλόσοφος (fond of wise things; a 'philosopher')

using the Greek prefix philo-, ϕιλο-

derived from the Late Greek word sophia, σοφία (wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual))

derived from the Late Greek word sophos, σοφός (wise (in a most general application))

Word found in Modern English