péripatétique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) + πατέω (patéō, “I walk”).

Adjective

péripatétique (plural péripatétiques)

1. (relational) of Aristotle and his philosophy; Peripatetic

   Synonym: péripatéticien

Related terms

• péripatétisme

Further reading

• “péripatétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.