Where does “coneixement” come from?

coneixement (Catalan) comes from Catalan ment, from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

coneixement (Catalan): piece of knowledge

Definitions

  1. piece of knowledge

Ancestry of “coneixement”, step by step

coneixement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—

via Catalan conèixer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanconèixerto know; to get to know; to recognise
2Latinconōscōattested in the

Words derived from “coneixement”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →