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Where does “omniscious” come from?

omniscious (English) comes from Latin omniscius, from Latin omnis, from Proto-Italic opnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

omniscious (English): omniscient; all-knowing

Definitions

  1. omniscient; all-knowing

Ancestry of “omniscious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinomnisciusomniscient
2Latinomnisevery; all
3Proto-Italicopnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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