Etymology

non-scientific

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

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  4. Latinsciō
  5. Latinsciēns
  6. Latinscientia
  7. Medieval Latinscientificus
  8. Middle Frenchscientifique
  9. Englishscientific
  10. English todaynon-scientific

From non- + scientific.

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