Etymology

episteme

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Today it means: Scientific knowledge; a principled system of understanding; sometimes contrasted with empiricism. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē)
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  1. Ancient Greekἐπῐ́σταμαι (epĭ́stamai)
  2. Ancient Greekἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē)
  3. English todayepisteme

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπιστήμη all →

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