Where does “gnosis” come from?

gnosis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek γνῶσις, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

gnosis (Norwegian Bokmål): gnosis

Definitions

  1. gnosis

Ancestry of “gnosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγνῶσιςinquiry; knowledge; fame
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek γνῶσις →
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