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ceticismo.

skepticism (general disposition to doubt)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/se.t͡ʃiˈsiz.mu/Brazil/se.t͡ʃiˈsiʒ.mu/Rio-de-Janeiro/sɛ.tiˈsiʒ.mu/Portugal
  1. skepticism (general disposition to doubt)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismuslbor. Portuguese -ismo Portuguese ceticismo From Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”) + Portuguese -ismo (“-ism”).

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