The term was coined in 1819 by philologist Karl Morgenstern in his university lectures, and was later famously reprised by Wilhelm Dilthey, who legitimized it in 1870 and popularized it in 1905.
O termo foi creado en 1819 polo filólogo Karl Morgenstern, e máis tarde recuperado por Wilhelm Dilthey, quen o lexitimou en 1870 e o popularizou en 1905.