Etymology

zetetic

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Today it means: Proceeding by inquiry or investigation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ζητητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromζητητικός“inquisitive, keen”
  2. English todayzetetic

From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).

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