Etymology

skepsis

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Ancient Greek σκέψις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσκέψις“examination, observation, consideration”
  2. English todayskepsis

From Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “examination, observation, consideration”).

Words from the same roots

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