Where does “science” come from?
science (Middle English) comes from Old French science, from Latin scientia, 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,...
science (Middle English): facts, knowledge; that which is known; One's...
Definitions
- facts, knowledge; that which is known; One's...
Ancestry of “science”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 2 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 4 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |