Where does “scientifical” come from?
scientifical (English) comes from English scientific, from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus, from Latin scientia, from Latin sciēns, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
scientifical (English): Of or pertaining to the scientific method
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the scientific method
Ancestry of “scientifical”, step by step
scientifical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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,... |