Where does “uncognizable” come from?
uncognizable (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.
uncognizable (English): Not cognizable
Definitions
- Not cognizable
Ancestry of “uncognizable”, step by step
uncognizable 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |