philosophy

fɪˈlɒsəfi

The study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

"wisdom, knowledge", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece

"loving, fond of", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece

that goodly sentence of Plato's, "Happy is that commonwealth where a philosopher is prince, or whose prince is addicted to philosophy."

Erasmus, In Praise of Folly

Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy

Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 3

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Historical

philosophia /philosophia/

Roman Period, Rome

philosophie /philosophie/

Middle English, England

φιλοσοφία /philosophia/

Classical Period, Greece