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Where does “praecognita” come from?

praecognita (English) comes from Latin praecognitus, from Latin praecognosco, from Latin cognōscō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

praecognita (English): Things previously known, or which should be known...

Definitions

  1. Things previously known, or which should be known...

Ancestry of “praecognita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecognitusforeknown, foreseen
2LatinpraecognoscoI foresee or foreknow
3Latincognōscō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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