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Where does “cognitus” come from?

cognitus (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cognitus (Latin): known , recognised, having been recognised;...

Definitions

  1. known , recognised, having been recognised;...

Ancestry of “cognitus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cognitus”

  • cognitive
  • cognition
  • quaint
  • acquaint
  • cognitively
  • cunt
  • metacognitive
  • quaintly
  • incognito
  • metacognition
  • neurocognitive
  • quaintness
  • cognitivism
  • cognitivist
  • noncognitive
  • cognitional
  • precognitive
  • sociocognitive
  • reacquaint
  • neurocognition
  • noncognitivism
  • metacognitively
  • noncognitivist
  • cunny
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