Ideas terminology · Reasoning & inquiry
scept-, skept- — Examination or doubt
scept-, skept- means examination or doubt. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: skeptic.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Examination or doubt
- Ancient Greek: σκέπτομαι (skeptomai)
Examples and word parts
skeptic
A person who questions a claim and asks what supports it.
Word parts: skeptic comes from skeptikos (inquiring), related to skeptomai (examine).
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Related reasoning & inquiry terms
- crit- — Judgment or distinction
criticism
- thes- — Placing or proposition
thesis
- theor- — Observation or contemplation
theory
- hypothes- — Supposition or proposed basis
hypothesis
- analys- — Breaking down for examination
analysis
- synthes- — Putting together
synthesis
- caus- — Cause or reason
causation
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.