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Where does “cognitio” come from?

cognitio (Latin) comes from Latin cognitus, 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,...

cognitio (Latin): examination, inquiry, investigation; learning,...

Definitions

  1. examination, inquiry, investigation; learning,...

Ancestry of “cognitio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincognitusknown , recognised, having been recognised;...
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 “cognitio”

  • cognition
  • metacognition
  • cognitional
  • neurocognition
  • retrocognition
  • miscognition
  • noncognition
  • postcognition
  • cognification
  • cognitology
  • cognitologist
  • retrocognizione
  • cognizione
  • cognicion
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