Etymology of the Latin word scientia
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 Latin
scientificus,
inscientia,
omniscientiaDerivations in other languages
French
science, French
scientiste, Italian
scienza, Portuguese
ciência, Portuguese
cientista, Romanian
scientică, Spanish
ciencia