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Where does “nesciente” come from?

nesciente (Italian) comes from Latin nesciens, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

nesciente (Italian): nescient, ignorant

Definitions

  1. nescient, ignorant

Ancestry of “nesciente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnesciensnot knowing; being ignorant
2Latinnesciō—
3Latinsciō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “nesciente”

  • nescientemente
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