Where does “cognitive” come from?
Cognitive derives from Medieval Latin cognitivus, from Latin cognitus (known), with the suffix -ivus (forming adjectives), ultimately from Latin com- (with) merged into a verb root meaning to know together.
cognitive (English): Relating to the part of mental functions that...
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- Relating to the part of mental functions that...
Ancestry of “cognitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | cognitivus | — |
| 2 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 3 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 4 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “cognitive”
- cognitively
- metacognitive
- neurocognitive
- cognitivism
- cognitivist
- noncognitive
- precognitive
- sociocognitive
- noncognitivism
- metacognitively
- noncognitivist
- acognitive
- hypercognitive
- precog
- psychocognitive
- biocognitive
- procognitive
- neurocognitively
- precognitively
- retrocognitive
- dyscognitive
- anticognitive
- ultracognitive
- kognitiv