English
epistemicide
Epistemicide comes from Portuguese epistemicídio, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη ‘knowledge, science’, and ultimately from ἐπῐ́σταμαι.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐ́σταμαι‘to have knowledge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπιστήμη‘knowledge, science’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentepistemicídio
- Englishtodayepistemicide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐ́σταμαι‘to have knowledge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπιστήμη‘knowledge, science’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentepistemicídio
- Englishtodayepistemicide
The story
From Portuguese epistemicídio, coined by Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos.
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη ‘knowledge, science’
Today it means
noun The destruction of (a targeted people or group's) knowledge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́σταμαι / epistemicide