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Where does “nōscō” come from?

nōscō (Latin) comes from Latin gnōscō, from Proto-Italic gnōskō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “nōscō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingnōscō—
2Proto-Italicgnōskōknow, get to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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