Where does “cogent” come from?
Cogent comes from Latin cogens, the present participle of cogo, meaning to drive or compel, from ago (to drive) and com (with), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.
cogent (English): Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence;...
Definitions
- Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence;...
Ancestry of “cogent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cogens | collecting or assembling together; compelling,... |
| 2 | Latin | cogo | I collect, assemble, gather together, restrict or... |
| 3 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |