Ideas terminology · Knowledge & learning
epistem/o — Knowledge
epistem/o means knowledge. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: epistemology.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Knowledge
- Ancient Greek: ἐπιστήμη (episteme)
Examples and word parts
epistemology
The branch of philosophy that asks what knowledge is and how it is justified.
Word parts: epistem/o (knowledge) + -logy (study).
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Related knowledge & learning terms
- gnos- — Knowledge
agnostic
- sci- — Knowledge
science
- soph/o — Wisdom
sophist
- phil/o — Love or fondness
philosophy
- math- — Learning
mathematics
- didact- — Teaching
didactic
- doc- — Teaching
doctrine
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.