petición de principio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin petītiō prīncipiī (literally “an assumption from the beginning”), calque of Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhêi aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /petiˌθjon de pɾinˈθipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌθjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /petiˌsjon de pɾinˈsipjo/ [pe.t̪iˌsjõn̪ d̪e pɾĩnˈsi.pjo]
• Syllabification: pe‧ti‧ción de prin‧ci‧pio

Noun

petición de principio f (countable and uncountable, plural peticiones de principio)

1. (philosophy, logic, uncountable) petitio principii (the logical fallacy of begging the question)
2. (philosophy, logic, countable) petitio principii (an argument which commits such fallacy)

Further reading

• “petición de principio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10