Etymology

philosopheme

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Today it means: A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φιλοσόφημα ← Latin philosophema
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  1. Latin · derived fromphilosophema“syllogism”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλοσόφημα“syllogism”
  3. English todayphilosopheme

Borrowed from the Ancient Greek φιλοσόφημα (philosóphēma, “syllogism”) via Latin philosophema (“syllogism”). The Greek was formed from φιλοσοφέω (philosophéō, “to philosophize or pursue knowledge”) and the nominalizing suffix -μα (-ma).

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