English
skepsis
Skepsis comes from Ancient Greek σκέψις ‘examination, observation, consideration’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *skep-ye-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skep-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαι‘to consider’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκέψιςsképsis‘examination, observation, consideration’
- Englishtodayskepsis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skep-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαι‘to consider’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκέψιςsképsis‘examination, observation, consideration’
- Englishtodayskepsis
Linked words
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to consider’
scope, skeptical, episcopal, spectroscopic, endoscopic, macroscopic, bishopric, 93 more
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skep-ye- / skepsis