Where does “pseudoscientific” come from?
pseudoscientific (English) comes from English pseudoscience, from English science, from Middle English science, from Old French science, from Latin scientia, from Latin sciēns, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
pseudoscientific (English): Of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not...
Ancestry of “pseudoscientific”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudoscience | Any body of knowledge that purports to be... |
| 2 | English | science | A particular discipline or branch of learning,... |
| 3 | Middle English | science | facts, knowledge; that which is known; One's... |
| 4 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 5 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 6 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 7 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |