Where does “omniscience” come from?
omniscience (French) comes from Latin omniscientia, from Latin omni- — all.
omniscience (French): omniscience
Definitions
- omniscience
Ancestry of “omniscience”, step by step
omniscience traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin omniscientia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | omniscientia | nominative neuter plural of omnisciēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | omni- | all |
via Medieval Latin omniscientia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | omniscientia | all-knowledge; nominative neuter plural of... |
| 2 | Spanish | omni- | omni-; bad; badly |