Etymology of the English word pseudoscience
the English word
pseudosciencederived from the English word
sciencederived from the Old French word
sciencederived from the Latin word
scientia (knowledge, science; skill)
derived from the Latin word
sciens (conscious of; aware, cognizant)
derived from the Late Latin word
scire (know, understand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-using the English prefix
pseudo-derived from the Greek word
pseudes, ψευδής (untrue; erroneous, deceitful, wicked)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
