PERIPATETIC


Meaning of PERIPATETIC in English

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French peripatetique, from Latin peripateticus, from Greek peripat ē tikos, from peripatein to walk up and down, discourse while pacing (as did Aristotle), from peri- + patein to tread; akin to Sanskrit patha path ― more at FIND

Date: 1566

1 capitalized : ARISTOTELIAN

2 a : of, relating to, or given to walking b : moving or traveling from place to place : ITINERANT

– peri · pa · tet · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

– Peri · pa · tet · i · cism \ - ' te-t ə - ˌ si-z ə m \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.