Where does “recce” come from?
recce (English) comes from English reconnaissance, from French reconnaissance, from French reconnaître, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognosco, from Latin cognōscō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
recce (English): Reconnaissance; Relating to reconnaissance;...
Definitions
- Reconnaissance; Relating to reconnaissance;...
Ancestry of “recce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reconnaissance | The act of scouting or exploring to gain... |
| 2 | French | reconnaissance | reconnaissance; thankfulness; recognition |
| 3 | French | reconnaître | to recognise; to admit |
| 4 | Old French | reconoistre | to recognize |
| 5 | Latin | recognosco | I know again, recollect, recall to mind,... |
| 6 | Latin | cognōscō | to learn, to get to know |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |