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Etymology of the French word conscience

the Old French word conscience
derived from the Latin word conscientia ( knowledge, complicity; conscience)
derived from the Latin word consciens
derived from the Latin word conscire (feel guilty; be conscious of; have on conscience)
derived from the Late Latin word scire (know, understand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skei-
using the Latin prefix con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix com-
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

Date

The earliest known usage of conscience in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

consciencieux, inconscience, demi-conscience, subconscience, surconscience

Derivations in other languages

English conscience

Cognates

English conscience, Italian coscienza, Latin conscientia, Spanish conciencia

Usage

Word found in Old French


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