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Where does “nekoni” come from?

nekoni (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto koni, from French connaître, from Old French conoistre, 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,...

nekoni (Esperanto): to not know, not be familiar with

Definitions

  1. to not know, not be familiar with

Ancestry of “nekoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokonito be well acquainted with, be familiar with,...
2Frenchconnaîtreto know , to be familiar with; to know, to...
3Old Frenchconoistreto know; to recognize
4Latincognōscere—
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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