Latin word root · Knowledge & Belief

sci-: knowing

sci- is a Latin root meaning “knowing”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: knowing

Root forms: sci-, scient-

Source word: sciō — to be able to, to know (how to do), understand, to have practical knowledge

Word family and examples

• science

  the systematic study of the physical and natural world

• conscience

  a person's moral sense of right and wrong

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