Where does “science” come from?
Science comes from Middle English science, from Old French science, from Latin scientia, formed from the Latin root meaning "to know" with the suffix -ia, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European sek-.
science (English): A particular discipline or branch of learning,...
Definitions
- A particular discipline or branch of learning,...
Ancestry of “science”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | science | facts, knowledge; that which is known; One's... |
| 2 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 3 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 4 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 5 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |