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Where does “wiedza” come from?

wiedza (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic věďa, 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,...

wiedza (Polish): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “wiedza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěďaeyelid; eyebrow; knowledge
2Latinscientiaknowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;...
3Latinsciēns—
4Latinsciō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
6Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “wiedza”

  • wszechwiedza
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