Etymology

antiscientific

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to antiscience; contrary to the tenets of the scientific method. Full definition →

English scientific ← Middle French scientifique ← Medieval Latin scientificus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  9. Latinsciō
  10. Latinsciēns
  11. Latinscientia
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Proto-Italic*θakos
  14. Medieval Latinscientificus
  15. Middle Frenchscientifique
  16. Englishscientific
  17. English todayantiscientific

From anti- + scientific.

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