English
agnogenic
Agnogenic comes from Latin nosco ‘know’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’, and ultimately from *ǵneh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnōskō‘to know, get to know’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnoscoas gnōscō‘know’
- Englishtodayagnogenic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnōskō‘to know, get to know’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnoscoas gnōscō‘know’
- Englishtodayagnogenic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, could, know, normal, narrative, glory, con, ignore, recognition, ken, keen, ignorant, norm, narration, cunning, canny, prognosis, connoisseur, uncouth, canna, kith, cun, gnosis, recognizance, 82 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
diagnostic, gnome, agnostic, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *gnōskō ‘to know, get to know’
recognize, cognitive, quaint, denote, annotation, incognito, noblesse, ignoble, precognition, 32 more
through Latin nosco ‘know’
note, notice, noble, notion, notorious, notation, nobility, notoriety, notary, cognition, acquaint, annotate, cognizance, 23 more
Today it means
adj Of unknown etiology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / agnogenic