• Question: Where did the word 'science' come from?

    Asked by to James, Jennifer, Kim, Liam on 25 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      James Taylor answered on 25 Jun 2014:

      It comes from latin to mean ‘knowledge’. (High school latin actually came in useful!)

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      Jennifer Stephens answered on 25 Jun 2014:

      Hi soobeen
      Science is indeed from Latin.
      In the early days it used to refer to a body of knowledge. Nowadays, it is applied more to the way knowledge is collected, rather than just the knowledge itself.

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