Etymology

Sciencemas

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Today it means: Christmas, in an atheistic context. Full definition →

English Christmas ← Middle English Cristemasse ← Old English Cristes mæsse
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Latinsciō
  4. Latinsciēns
  5. Latinscientia
  6. Old Frenchscience
  7. Middle Englishscience
  8. Englishscience
  9. Old EnglishCrist
  10. Old Englishmæsse
  11. Old EnglishCristes mæsse
  12. Middle EnglishCristemasse
  13. EnglishChristmas
  14. English todaySciencemas

Blend of science + Christmas, equivalent to science + -mas.

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