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Where does “connoisseurial” come from?

connoisseurial (English) comes from English connoisseur, from French connoisseur, from French connaisseur, from French connaître, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

connoisseurial (English): Of or pertaining to connoisseurs

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to connoisseurs

Ancestry of “connoisseurial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconnoisseurA specialist in a given field whose opinion is...
2FrenchconnoisseurObsolete spelling of connaisseur
3Frenchconnaisseura connoisseur
4Frenchconnaîtreto know , to be familiar with; to know, to...
5Old Frenchconoistreto know; to recognize
6Latincognōscere—
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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