Where does “omniscient” come from?
omniscient (Romanian) comes from French omniscient, from Medieval Latin omnisciens, 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,...
omniscient (Romanian): omniscient
Ancestry of “omniscient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | omniscient | omniscient |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | omnisciens | all-knowing; omniscient, all-knowing, knowing... |
| 3 | Latin | sciēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | sciō | — |
| 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,... |