Where does “precognizable” come from?
precognizable (English) comes from English cognizable, from English cognize, from English cognizance, from Old French conysance, from Old French conoissance, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co- — resin.
precognizable (English): cognizable beforehand
Definitions
- cognizable beforehand
Ancestry of “precognizable”, step by step
precognizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cognizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cognizable | Capable of being known or perceived; Within the... |
| 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- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |