English

inscient

From in- + scient.

A compound of in- + scient

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Latin sciō ‘know’

Latin sciēns ‘knowing’

English scient

Today it means

adj Lacking knowledge; ignorant.

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Etymograph / inscient

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