Skeptic Definition
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Origin of Skeptic
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From Latin *scepticus, only in plural Sceptici (“the sect of Skeptics"), from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikos, “thoughtful, inquiring"), from σκέπτομαι (skeptomai, “I consider"), compare to σκοπέω (skopeo, “I view, examine").
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Latin Scepticus disciple of Pyrrho of Elis from Greek Skeptikos from skeptesthai to examine spek- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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