Where does “antiscientism” come from?
antiscientism (English) comes from English scientism, from French scientisme, from French science, from Middle French science, from Old French science, from Latin scientia, from Latin sciēns, from Latin sciō — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
antiscientism (English): Opposition to scientism
Definitions
- Opposition to scientism
Ancestry of “antiscientism”, step by step
antiscientism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scientism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scientism | The belief that the scientific method and the... |
| 2 | French | scientisme | scientism |
| 3 | French | science | science field of study, etc |
| 4 | Middle French | science | science; knowledge |
| 5 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 6 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 7 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 8 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |