French conscience continues Latin cōnscientia through regular Romance reduction and spelling development.
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conscience
conscience, consciousness, or inward awareness
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity and Late Latin · knowledge awarenesscōnscientia
knowledge, awareness, consciousness, or moral knowledge
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Knowledge and awareness increasingly center on inward and moral self-knowledge.
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Conscience — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Anglo-French from Latin conscientia
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the French-to-Latin ancestry.
American Heritage Dictionary: conscienceHeadword etymology: Old French from Latin cōnscientia
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the French-to-Latin ancestry.
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