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Where does “nonsceptic” come from?

nonsceptic (English) comes from English sceptic, from French sceptique, from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

nonsceptic (English): Alternative spelling of nonskeptic

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of nonskeptic

Ancestry of “nonsceptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscepticBritain standard spelling of skeptic
2Frenchsceptiquesceptic , skeptic; sceptical , skeptical
3Ancient Greekσκεπτικόςthoughtful, inquiring; a sceptic, a member of the...
4Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
5Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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