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Where does “riconoscente” come from?

riconoscente (Italian) comes from Italian riconoscere, from Latin recognosco, from Latin cognōscō, 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,...

riconoscente (Italian): present participle of riconoscere; grateful

Definitions

  1. present participle of riconoscere; grateful

Ancestry of “riconoscente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianriconoscereto recognize; to acknowledge; to admit
2LatinrecognoscoI know again, recollect, recall to mind,...
3Latincognōscō—
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 “riconoscente”

  • riconoscenza
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