Where does “scientisme” come from?
scientisme (French) comes from French science, from Middle French science, from Old French science, 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,...
scientisme (French): scientism
Ancestry of “scientisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | science | science |
| 2 | Middle French | science | science; knowledge |
| 3 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 4 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | sciēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | sciō | — |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “scientisme”