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Where does “reconnaissable” come from?

reconnaissable (French) comes from French reconnaître, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognosco, from Latin cognōscō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

reconnaissable (French): recognizable

Definitions

  1. recognizable

Ancestry of “reconnaissable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreconnaîtreto recognise; to admit
2Old Frenchreconoistreto recognize
3LatinrecognoscoI know again, recollect, recall to mind,...
4Latincognōscō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “reconnaissable”

  • reconnaissablement
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