Where does “retrocognitive” come from?
retrocognitive (English) comes from English cognitive, from Medieval Latin cognitivus, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
retrocognitive (English): Exhibiting or pertaining to retrocognition
Definitions
- Exhibiting or pertaining to retrocognition
Ancestry of “retrocognitive”, step by step
retrocognitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cognitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cognitive | Relating to the part of mental functions that... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cognitivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 4 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 5 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English retro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 2 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 3 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 4 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 5 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 6 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |