Etymology

Confucianism

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Today it means: The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure. Full definition →

English Confucian ← New Latin Cōnfuciu ← Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(g/k)uŋ
  2. Mandarin孔 (kǒng)
  3. Mandarin夫
  4. Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔ
  5. Mandarin子
  6. Mandarin夫子 (fūzǐ)
  7. Mandarin孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ)
  8. New LatinCōnfuciu
  9. EnglishConfucius
  10. EnglishConfucian
  11. English todayConfucianism

From Confucian + -ism.

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