Where does “riki” come from?
riki (Malay) comes from English recce, from English reconnaissance, from French reconnaissance, from French reconnaître, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognosco, from Latin cognōscō, from Latin cōn- — resin.
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Ancestry of “riki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recce | Reconnaissance; Relating to reconnaissance;... |
| 2 | English | reconnaissance | The act of scouting or exploring to gain... |
| 3 | French | reconnaissance | reconnaissance; thankfulness; recognition |
| 4 | French | reconnaître | to recognise; to admit |
| 5 | Old French | reconoistre | to recognize |
| 6 | Latin | recognosco | I know again, recollect, recall to mind,... |
| 7 | Latin | cognōscō | to learn, to get to know |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |