Where does “sciō” come from?

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

sciō (Latin): to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge

Definitions

  1. to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge

Ancestry of “sciō”, step by step

sciō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-

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

via Proto-Indo-European skei-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sciō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →