Where does “естествознание” come from?
естествознание (Russian) comes from Russian естество́, from Church Slavonic естьство, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
естествознание (Russian): natural science; natural history
Definitions
- natural science; natural history
Ancestry of “естествознание”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | естество́ | — |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | естьство | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |