English
gnosis
Gnosis comes from Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς ‘knowledge’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃tisreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγνῶσῐςgnôsĭs‘knowledge’
- Englishtodaygnosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃tisreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγνῶσῐςgnôsĭs‘knowledge’
- Englishtodaygnosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, could, know, normal, note, notice, narrative, glory, recognize, recognition, con, ken, keen, ignore, noble, notion, cognitive, ignorant, notorious, norm, cunning, narration, diagnostic, notation, nobility, quaint, cognition, notoriety, canny, incognito, notary, gnome, connoisseur, uncouth, canna, agnostic, kith, recognizance, annotate, cognizance, 91 more
Today it means
noun An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / gnosis