Latin cōnscīre combines assimilated com- with scīre; the prefix is analyzed as with/together or as intensive.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0412prefixed derivationprobable
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
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cōnscīre
to know with another, be mutually aware, or be conscious of
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · know discernscīre
to know
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
Knowing becomes mutual, shared, thorough, or self-aware knowledge, with moral guilt among its attested applications.
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Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors
probable — The sources do not assign one exclusive semantic value to com-.
reviewed
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Conscience — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: conscire from com- plus scire
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the prefixed knowing formation.
American Heritage Dictionary: conscienceHeadword etymology: com- as intensive plus scīre
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the intensive analysis of the prefix.
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