Where does “unrecognizability” come from?
unrecognizability (English) comes from English unrecognizable, from English recognize, from English cognize, from English cognizance, from Old French conysance, from Old French conoissance, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
unrecognizability (English): The state or condition of being unrecognizable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unrecognizable
Ancestry of “unrecognizability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrecognizable | that cannot be recognized, especially because of... |
| 2 | English | recognize | To match to a memory of some previous encounter... |
| 3 | English | cognize | To know, perceive, or become aware of; To make... |
| 4 | English | cognizance | An emblem, badge or device, used as a... |
| 5 | Old French | conysance | recognition," later, "knowledge |
| 6 | Old French | conoissance | knowledge |
| 7 | Old French | conoistre | to know; to recognize |
| 8 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 9 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |