Where does “misrecognize” come from?
misrecognize (English) comes from English recognize, from English cognize, from English cognizance, from Old French conysance, from Old French conoissance, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
misrecognize (English): To recognize in error; To deliberately fail to...
Definitions
- To recognize in error; To deliberately fail to...
Ancestry of “misrecognize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | recognize | To match to a memory of some previous encounter... |
| 2 | English | cognize | To know, perceive, or become aware of; To make... |
| 3 | English | cognizance | An emblem, badge or device, used as a... |
| 4 | Old French | conysance | recognition," later, "knowledge |
| 5 | Old French | conoissance | knowledge |
| 6 | Old French | conoistre | to know; to recognize |
| 7 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 8 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | — |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |