Where does “cognitologist” come from?
cognitologist (English) comes from English cognitology, from English cognition, from Middle English cognicion, from Latin cognitio, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cognitologist (English): Someone who studies cognitive science
Definitions
- Someone who studies cognitive science
Ancestry of “cognitologist”, step by step
cognitologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cognitology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cognitology | cognitive science |
| 2 | English | cognition | The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge... |
| 3 | Middle English | cognicion | — |
| 4 | Latin | cognitio | examination, inquiry, investigation; learning,... |
| 5 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 6 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |