Etymograph

English

Pyrrhonist

Pyrrhonist comes from Ancient Greek Πύρρων ‘Pyrrho’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠύρρων‘Pyrrho’
  2. EnglishtodayPyrrhonist

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠύρρων‘Pyrrho’
  2. EnglishtodayPyrrhonist

Formed from Πύρρων ‘Pyrrho’ + -ist

Today it means

noun A follower of Pyrrho or Pyrrhonism; a philosophical skeptic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πύρρων / Pyrrhonist