Etymology

nonscience

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Today it means: That which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field Full definition →

English science ← Middle English science ← Old French science
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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. Old Frenchscience
  8. Middle Englishscience
  9. Englishscience
  10. English todaynonscience

From non- + science.

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