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> Some European languages have a word for "science". Some have a word for "Wissenschaft". I'm not aware of any language that has separate words for both concept
by throwaway290 1y ago
> Some European languages have a word for "science". Some have a word for "Wissenschaft". I'm not aware of any language that has separate words for both concepts
not really european but in russian it's neither. the word for science "наука" literally is closest to "teaching" or "education" (edit: and historically "punishment")
there is no stem for knowledge ("знать") OR science (doesn't even exist in russian) in that word:)
- NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago>the word for science "наука" It's literally "na-oo-ka? What in the hell is the etymology of that?
- throwaway290 1y agothe stem "ук/уч" is in "учить" (to teach or in old times to punish) and other teaching related words, idk etymology