Where does “scite” come from?
scite (Latin) comes from Latin scitus, from Latin scisco, from Latin scio, from Proto-Italic skijō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scite (Latin): shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly,...
Definitions
- shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly,...
Ancestry of “scite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scitus | searched, questioned, inquired, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | scisco | I seek to know; ask, search, inquire, question; I... |
| 3 | Latin | scio | I can, know, understand, have knowledge; I know... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | skijō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |