Etymology

sciosophy

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Today it means: False or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκιά
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσοφία“knowledge, wisdom”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκιά“shadow”
  3. English todaysciosophy

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) and Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “knowledge, wisdom”). Coined by American academic David Starr Jordan.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσκιά all →

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Ancient Greekσοφία all →

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