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Where does “scientia” come from?

scientia (Latin) comes from Latin sciēns, 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,...

scientia (Latin): knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;...

Definitions

  1. knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;...

Ancestry of “scientia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scientia”

  • science
  • scientific
  • conscience
  • conscientious
  • scientifically
  • conscientiously
  • neuroscience
  • unscientific
  • conscientiousness
  • unconscionable
  • scientism
  • neuroscientific
  • nonscientific
  • conscienceless
  • pseudoscientific
  • technoscience
  • scientistic
  • nanoscience
  • technoscientific
  • unconscionably
  • bioscience
  • geoscience
  • prescientific
  • scientificity
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