Where does “scientismo” come from?
scientismo (Italian) comes from French scientisme, 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- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
scientismo (Italian): scientism
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Ancestry of “scientismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | scientisme | scientism |
| 2 | French | science | science field of study, etc |
| 3 | Middle French | science | science; knowledge |
| 4 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 5 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 6 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 7 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |