Where does “nonrecognizable” come from?
nonrecognizable (English) comes from English recognizable, from English recognize, from English cognize, from English cognizance, from Old French conysance, from Old French conoissance, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
nonrecognizable (English): Not recognizable
Ancestry of “nonrecognizable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | recognizable | able to be recognized |
| 2 | English | recognize | To match to a memory of some previous encounter... |
| 3 | English | cognize | To know, perceive, or become aware of; To make... |
| 4 | English | cognizance | An emblem, badge or device, used as a... |
| 5 | Old French | conysance | recognition," later, "knowledge |
| 6 | Old French | conoissance | knowledge |
| 7 | Old French | conoistre | to know; to recognize |
| 8 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 9 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | — |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |