Where does “γνωστός” come from?
γνωστός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γνωστός, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
γνωστός (Greek): known; familiar; acquaintance, a person whom one...
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- known; familiar; acquaintance, a person whom one...
Ancestry of “γνωστός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γνωστός | known; blood relative, brother |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |