Etymology

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Today it means: Related or connected to science Full definition →

Middle French scientifique ← Medieval Latin scientificus ← Proto-Italic *θakos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Latinsciō
  4. Latinsciēns
  5. Latinscientia
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*θakos
  8. Medieval Latinscientificus
  9. Middle Frenchscientifique
  10. English todayscientific

Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).

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