English
excogitation
Excogitation comes from Latin excogitatio ‘contriving, devising, inventing’, and goes back to cōgitō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōgitō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcōgitō‘to contrive, devise or invent (by thinking)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcogitatio‘contriving, devising, inventing’
- Englishtodayexcogitation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōgitō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcōgitō‘to contrive, devise or invent (by thinking)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcogitatio‘contriving, devising, inventing’
- Englishtodayexcogitation
Every English word from Latin cōgitō
Today it means
noun Careful thought or consideration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin cōgitō / excogitation