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Where does “autoconhecimento” come from?

autoconhecimento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese conhecimento, from Portuguese Conhecer, from Portuguese conhocer, from Old Portuguese connocer, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

autoconhecimento (Portuguese): self-awareness

Definitions

  1. self-awareness

Ancestry of “autoconhecimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseconhecimentoknowledge; notion; awareness; consciousness
2PortugueseConhecer—
3PortugueseconhocerObsolete form of conhecer
4Old Portugueseconnocer—
5Latincognōscere—
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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