Scientia etymology

Latin

Latin word scientia comes from Proto-Indo-European *sēik-, Proto-Indo-European *ski-, and later Latin scio (I can, know, understand, have knowledge.. I know carnally.)

Etymology of scientia

Detailed word origin of scientia

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*sēik- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to cut
*ski- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*skijō Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
scio Latin (lat) I can, know, understand, have knowledge.. I know carnally.
scientia Latin (lat) Knowledge.

Words with the same origin as scientia

Descendants of *sēik-

dignus scio scire