The story
- Latin · derived fromipse dīxit“he himself said it”
- English todayipsedixitism
From Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”, used in the Middle Ages in reference to Aristotle) + -ism. Coined in the late 18th century by Jeremy Bentham.
Words from the same roots
Latinipse dīxit all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.