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“philosophical” in Latin
philosophusphilosophicalPācuviusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by-orused to form an abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form; used to form an abstract noun from an adjective
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
philosophical
perhaps philosophus (ad philosophas scriptiones, Cic., Tusc., 5, 41; and philosopha sententia, Pacuvius, ap. Gell., 13, 8. ☞ not philosophicus, which is late. In Tusc., 5, 41, Klotz reads philosophiae, and refects both adjectives. If he is right, the adjective must be translated by philosophiae, philosophi or -orum, etc.). Philosophical writings, libri qui sunt de philosophia, libri de philosophia; philosophiae scripta (Plin., N.H., 13, 27): philosophical precepts, praecepta philosophiae or philosophorum: philosophical inquiries, quae in philosophia tractantur (Cic.): a philosophical discourse, sermo de philosophia (Nep.). Sometimes philosophorum proprius may serve. Philosophical resignation, *Stoica quaedam patientia: with philosophical indifference, Stoice: this is not a common, but a philosophical word, hoc non vulgi verbum est, sed philosophorum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for philosophical?
- The usual Latin words for “philosophical” are philosophus, Pācuvius, -or. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.