Latin

cognoscō

‘to learn, to get to know’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cognoscō.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin cognoscō, most familiar first.

• recognize ← reconoistre ← reconoistre ← recognosco
• cognitive ← cognitīvus ← cognitus
• quaint ← queynte ← cointe ← cognitus
• incognito ← incognitus ← cognitus
• acquaint ← aqueynten ← acointier ← accognitāre ← accognitus
• cognizance ← conysaunce ← conysance ← conoissance ← conoistre
• precognition ← praecognitio ← praecognōscō
• reconnoiter ← reconnoître ← recognōscō
• reconnoitre ← recognōscō
• cognoscenti ← cognoscente
• cognoscente
• cognovit

More words from cognoscō

• cognosce
• cognoscitive
• cognoscent
• cognoscence
• cogniscient
• praecognita
• precognosce
• recognosce

Etymograph / Latin cognoscō