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Where does “inkognito” come from?

inkognito (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

inkognito (Norwegian Bokmål): incognito

Definitions

  1. incognito

Ancestry of “inkognito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianincognitounknown; unaware; ignorant; incognito
2Latinincognitusunknown; untried, untested
3Latincognitusknown , recognised, having been recognised;...
4Latincognōscere—
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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