Etymology

gnoseological

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to gnoseology, the study of knowledge. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English gnoseology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  3. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  4. Englishgnosis
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishgnoseology
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todaygnoseological

From gnoseology + -ical.

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