English
Gnostic
Gnostic comes from Ancient Greek γνωστικός ‘relating to knowledge or knowing’, from γιγνώσκω ‘to come to know, to learn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise, to know’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gignṓskōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγιγνώσκω‘to come to know, to learn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγνωστικόςgnōstikós‘relating to knowledge or knowing’
- EnglishtodayGnostic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise, to know’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gignṓskōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγιγνώσκω‘to come to know, to learn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγνωστικόςgnōstikós‘relating to knowledge or knowing’
- EnglishtodayGnostic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise, to know’
can, could, know, normal, glory, con, narrative, ken, recognition, keen, ignore, ignorant, norm, cunning, narration, denote, canny, prognosis, connoisseur, annotation, uncouth, acquaint, canna, kith, recognizance, noblesse, cun, ignoble, gnosis, 86 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
note, recognize, notice, noble, cognitive, notion, notorious, nobility, quaint, notation, notoriety, cognition, notary, incognito, annotate, cognizance, 47 more
through Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω ‘to come to know, to learn’
Today it means
adj Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / Gnostic