Where does “infrascientific” come from?
infrascientific (English) comes from English infra, from Latin infra, from Latin īnferā, from French inférer, from Latin īnferō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
infrascientific (English): Below the level of science; less than scientific
Definitions
- Below the level of science; less than scientific
Ancestry of “infrascientific”, step by step
infrascientific traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infra | Discussed later; Infrastructure |
| 2 | Latin | infra | below |
| 3 | Latin | īnferā | — |
| 4 | French | inférer | to infer |
| 5 | Latin | īnferō | to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English scientific
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scientific | Of, or having to do with science; Having the... |
| 2 | Middle French | scientifique | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | scientificus | pertaining to science; Of or pertaining to... |
| 4 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 6 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |