Late 17th century; earliest use found in Ralph Bohun (d. 1716), Church of England clergyman. From French péripatétisme from péripatét- (in péripatétique) + -isme.
Definition of peripatetism in US English:
peripatetism
nounˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪz(ə)m
rare
Peripateticism.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Ralph Bohun (d. 1716), Church of England clergyman. From French péripatétisme from péripatét- (in péripatétique) + -isme.