Where does “intercognition” come from?
intercognition (English) comes from English cognition, from Middle English cognicion, from Latin cognitio, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
intercognition (English): understanding
Definitions
- understanding
Ancestry of “intercognition”, step by step
intercognition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cognition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cognition | The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge... |
| 2 | Middle English | cognicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | cognitio | examination, inquiry, investigation; learning,... |
| 4 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 5 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 6 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |