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Where does “consciencism” come from?

consciencism (English) comes from English conscience, from Middle English conscience, from Old French conscience, from Latin cōnscientia, from Latin conscire, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

consciencism (English): Synonym of Nkrumaism

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Nkrumaism

Ancestry of “consciencism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconscienceThe moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it...
2Middle Englishconscience—
3Old Frenchconscienceconscience
4Latincōnscientia—
5Latinconscirepresent active infinitive of cōnsciō; to know, to...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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