Where does “noncognizant” come from?
noncognizant (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.
noncognizant (English): Not cognizant
Ancestry of “noncognizant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |