Where does “científic” come from?
científic (Catalan) comes from Latin scientificus, from Latin scientia, from Latin sciēns, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
científic (Catalan): scientific; experimental; scientist
Definitions
- scientific; experimental; scientist
Ancestry of “científic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scientificus | Of or pertaining to science; scientific;... |
| 2 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 4 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |