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Where does “connaitre” come from?

connaitre (French) comes from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

connaitre (French): to know , to be familiar with; to know, to...

Definitions

  1. to know , to be familiar with; to know, to...

Ancestry of “connaitre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “connaitre”

  • connoisseur
  • connoisseurship
  • connoisseurial
  • connoisseurly
  • connoisseurdom
  • connoisseur
  • archiconnu
  • connu
  • inconnu
  • connaisseur
  • koni
  • rekoni
  • rekonebla
  • nekoni
  • rekoneble
  • ekkoni
  • koniĝi
  • konu
  • konigi
  • konoceskar
  • konocigar
  • rikonocar
  • konocar
  • diskonocigar
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