Etymology of the English word nescience
the English word
nesciencederived from the Late Latin word
nescientiaderived from the Latin word
nescire (not know; be ignorant, unfamiliar)
derived from the Latin word
nederived from the Late Latin word
scire (know, understand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-Date
The earliest known usage of nescience in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
