"scienter" meaning in Latin

See scienter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [skiˈɛn.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ʃiˈɛn.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: scientius [comparative], scientissimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin scienter From sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|sciēns<t:knowing, understanding>|-ter<t:adverb suffix>|text=+|title=scienter|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin scienter [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "split", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "cut", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sek-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "aktionsart verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*skey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sciō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sciēns", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "adverb suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "scienter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="scienter"> From sciēns (“knowing, understanding”) + -ter (“adverb suffix”). Head templates: {{la-adv|scienter}} scienter (comparative scientius, superlative scientissimē)
  1. skillfully, expertly
    Sense id: en-scienter-la-adv-qNsxYTZX Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ter Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 39 52 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 98 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 98 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ter: 70 30
  2. knowingly, understandingly, wisely
    Sense id: en-scienter-la-adv-cj8ohuaw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sciēns, scientia, scientificus, scientiola, scīlicet, sciō, scīscō

Inflected forms

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      "english": "ignorantly, unknowingly",
      "translation": "ignorantly, unknowingly",
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      "ipa": "[ʃiˈɛn.ter]",
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      "form": "scientius",
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      "word": "scientia"
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      "word": "sciō"
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}

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