scienca

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
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Proto-Indo-European *skey-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *skiyéti
Proto-Italic *skiō
Latin sciō
Latin sciēns
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.
Latin -ia
Latin scientiabor.
Esperanto scienco
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -ader.
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Latin -a
Italian -ader.
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Latin -a
Old Spanish -a
Spanish -ader.
Esperanto -a
Esperanto scienca

    From scienco (“science”) + -a.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /st͡siˈent͡sa/
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    • Rhymes: -ent͡sa
    • Syllabification: sci‧en‧ca

    Adjective

    scienca (accusative singular sciencan, plural sciencaj, accusative plural sciencajn)

    1. consistent with the scientific method, scientific
      Antonym: nescienca
      scienca pruvo ― a scientific proof
    2. related to science
      scienca libro ― a science book

    Further reading

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