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1. • • Etymology From the Middle English word science, also scyence, which itself comes from the Old French word science or escience, from the Latin scientia meaning knowledge, which was originally sciens, a conjugation of the Latin verb scire, which means to know.
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   Where does the word etymology come from?

   • The word etymology is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἐτυμολογία ( ἐτυμολογία ), itself from ἔτυμον ( ἔτυμον ), meaning 'true sense or sense of a truth', and the suffix -logia, denoting 'the study or logic of'. The term etymon refers to the predicate (i.e. stem or root ) from which a later word or morpheme derives.

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   How do etymologists study the origins of words?

   • Etymologists apply a number of methods to study the origins of words, some of which are: Philological research. Changes in the form and meaning of the word can be traced with the aid of older texts, if such are available. Making use of dialectological data.

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   When did etymology start?

   • One of the earliest philosophical texts of the Classical Greek period to address etymology was the Socratic dialogue Cratylus ( c. 360 BCE) by Plato. During much of the dialogue, Socrates makes guesses as to the origins of many words, including the names of the gods. In his Odes Pindar spins complimentary etymologies to flatter his patrons.

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   Where did science come from?

   • It originally came from the Latin word scientia which meant knowledge, a knowing, expertness, or experience. By the late 14th century, science meant, in English, collective knowledge. But it has consistently carried the meaning of being a socially embedded activity: people seeking, systematising and sharing knowledge.

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3. www.etymonline.com › word › sciencescience | Etymology of science by etymonline

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   Oct 16, 2022 · science. (n.) mid-14c., "state or fact of knowing; what is known, knowledge (of something) acquired by study; information;" also "assurance of knowledge, certitude, certainty," from Old French science "knowledge, learning, application; corpus of human knowledge" (12c.), from Latin scientia "knowledge, a knowing; expertness," from sciens ...

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     Nescience - science | Etymology of science by etymonline

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     Au milieu du XIVe siècle, "état ou fait de savoir; ce qui...

   • Scientist

     scientist. (n.) "person versed in or devoted to science,"...

   • Sciatica

     sciatica. (n.) "disease characterized by pain in the sciatic...

   • Neuroscience

     Neuroscience - science | Etymology of science by etymonline

   • Prescience

     Prescience - science | Etymology of science by etymonline

   • Schist

     "stone that splits easily" (Pliny), from Greek skhistos...

4. theconversation.com › the-weighty-history-andThe weighty history and meaning behind the word ‘science’

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   Oct 1, 2015 · In English, science came from Old French, meaning knowledge, learning, application, and a corpus of human knowledge. It originally came from the Latin word scientia which meant knowledge, a...

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   Etymology (/ ˌ ɛ t ɪ ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i /, ET-im-OL-ə-jee) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › science_nscience, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   The earliest known use of the noun science is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for science is from around 1350, in Apocalypse St. John: A Version.

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   May 28, 2014 · The term science comes from the Latin word scientia, meaning "knowledge". It can be defined as a systematic attempt to discover, by means of observation and reasoning, particular facts about the world, and to establish laws connecting facts with one another and, in some cases, to make it possible to predict future occurrences.

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   May 21, 2010 · In 1834, Cambridge University historian and philosopher of science William Whewell coined the term "scientist" to replace such terms as "cultivators of science."

9. www.encyclopedia.com › science-originsScience, Origins of | Encyclopedia.com

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   Science originated amongst Greek natural philosophers in the sixth century b.c.e. Science originates whenever and wherever human beings attempt mastery of their natural environment. The origins of science can be traced to the "scientific revolution" of the seventeenth century.