English
scita
Scita comes from Latin scīta ‘things which are known’, from sciō ‘to know’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skey- ‘to distinguish, dissect’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skey-1‘to distinguish, dissect’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skijō1uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsciō2‘to know’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscītus2‘known’perfect passive participle of sciō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscīta2‘things which are known’nominative neuter plural of scītus
- Englishtodayscita2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin scio, which cites LIV
- 2 Wiktionary, English scita
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skey-Wiktionary, Latin scio, which cites LIV‘to distinguish, dissect’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skijōWiktionary, Latin scio, which cites LIVuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsciōWiktionary, English scita‘to know’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscītusWiktionary, English scita‘known’perfect passive participle of sciō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscītaWiktionary, English scita‘things which are known’nominative neuter plural of scītus
- EnglishtodayscitaWiktionary, English scita
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *skey- ‘to distinguish, dissect’
ship, equipment, shift, shed, skip, kyle, ski, shin, conscience, squire, sheath, skeet, skiff, chine, scuttle, skein, prescient, shud, scullery, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *skijō
nicely, omniscience, prescience, 12 more
through Latin sciō ‘to know’
Today it means
noun The sum of all the political, economic, technological, scientific, military, geographical, and psychological knowledge of the masses and of their representatives.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “scita”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin scio. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skey- / scita