Where does “cognisable offence” come from?
cognisable offence (English) comes from English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offēnsā, from Latin offenso, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “cognisable offence”, step by step
cognisable offence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English offence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offence | Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada... |
| 2 | Old French | offense | — |
| 3 | Latin | offēnsā | offense, violation of law |
| 4 | Latin | offenso | I strike or dash against; I falter, stumble over... |
| 5 | Latin | offendō | to hit, thrust, strike against something |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English cognisable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cognisable | Alternative form of cognizable |
| 2 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 3 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 4 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |