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Etymology of the French word science

the Old French word science
derived 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-

Derivations in French

métascience, toute-science, inscience

Derivations in other languages

English science

Cognates

English science, Italian scienza, Spanish ciencia

Usage

Word found in Old French


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