Where does “incognizant” come from?
incognizant (English) comes from English cognizant, from English cognizance, from Old French conysance, from Old French conoissance, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
incognizant (English): Lacking knowledge; unaware
Definitions
- Lacking knowledge; unaware
Ancestry of “incognizant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cognizant | Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a... |
| 2 | English | cognizance | An emblem, badge or device, used as a... |
| 3 | Old French | conysance | recognition," later, "knowledge |
| 4 | Old French | conoissance | knowledge |
| 5 | Old French | conoistre | to know; to recognize |
| 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 |