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Where does “sayansi” come from?

sayansi (Swahili) comes from English science, from Middle English science, from Old French science, from Latin scientia, from Latin sciēns, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

sayansi (Swahili): science

Definitions

  1. science

Ancestry of “sayansi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscienceA particular discipline or branch of learning,...
2Middle Englishsciencefacts, knowledge; that which is known; One's...
3Old Frenchscienceknowledge; wisdom
4Latinscientiaknowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;...
5Latinsciēns—
6Latinsciō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “sayansi”

  • mwanasayansi
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