sci
to know
Latin · scire / scientia
Latin scire 'to know'. Sci words are about knowing: science is organised knowledge, conscious means knowing with yourself (aware), conscience is inner knowing of right and wrong, omniscience is knowing everything.
Memory trick
SCIence is KNOWing: every sci- word has knowledge or awareness inside.
Words from this root
- science (sci + ence) — organised knowledge from testsविज्ञान
- scientist (scient + ist) — person who studies scienceवैज्ञानिक
- scientific (scient + ific) — based on scienceवैज्ञानिक
- scientifically (scientific + ally) — in a science-based wayवैज्ञानिक ढंग से
- bioscience (bio + science) — life-science studiesजीव-विज्ञान
- neuroscience (neuro + science) — science of the brain and nervesतंत्रिका विज्ञान
- conscious (con + sci + ous) — aware, awakeसचेत, होश में
- consciousness (conscious + ness) — state of being awareचेतना
- subconscious (sub + conscious) — below usual awarenessअवचेतन
- unconscious (un + conscious) — not aware, knocked outअचेत, बेहोश
- conscience (con + sci + ence) — inner sense of right and wrongअंतरात्मा, विवेक
- omniscience (omni + sci + ence) — knowing everythingसर्वज्ञता
- prescient (pre + sci + ent) — knowing events beforehandदूरदर्शी, पूर्वज्ञानी