Omniscient
/ɒmˈnɪʃənt/noun
Having complete or unlimited knowledge.
Did you know?Omniscient comes from Latin roots that literally mean “knowing all,” and its deep knowledge-root is tied to the same ancient family behind words like recognize and diagnosis.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵneh₃-
“to know, perceive”
Latin
Latin
scīre
“to know, understand”
Latin
Latin
omnis + sciens
“all + knowing”
Late Latin
Latin
omniscientem
“all-knowing”
Middle French
Old French
omniscient
“all-knowing”
Modern English
English
omniscient
“all-knowing; having complete knowledge”