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Where does “científica” come from?

científica (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese científico, from Latin scientificus, 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,...

científica (Portuguese): feminine singular of científico

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of científico

Ancestry of “científica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecientíficoscientific
2LatinscientificusOf or pertaining to science; scientific;...
3Latinscientiaknowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;...
4Latinsciēns—
5Latinsciō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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