The story
- Latin · derived fromphilosophus per ignem“philosopher by fire”
- English todayphilosopher of fire
A calque of Latin philosophus per ignem (“philosopher by fire”). Doublet of fire philosopher and philosopher by fire.
Words from the same roots
Latinphilosophus per ignem all →
fire philosopherphilosopher by fire
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.