English
ignoscible
Ignoscible comes from Latin ignoscere ‘to pardon’, from nōscō ‘to learn to know’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’.
- 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 CEgnōscō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōscōas noscere‘to learn to know’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignoscere‘to pardon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignoscibilis
- Englishearliest quotation 1900ignoscible
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 CEgnōscō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōscōas noscere‘to learn to know’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignoscere‘to pardon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignoscibilis
- Englishearliest quotation 1900ignoscible
Earliest quotation: 1900, Landis Ayr: “The waves seemed to have closed over the Umbar…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, could, know, normal, narrative, glory, recognition, con, ken, keen, ignore, norm, ignorant, cunning, narration, prognosis, canny, connoisseur, uncouth, canna, kith, recognizance, cun, gnosis, 82 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
diagnostic, gnome, agnostic, 38 more
through Latin gnōscō
recognize, cognitive, quaint, denote, incognito, annotation, precognition, noblesse, ignoble, 28 more
through Latin nōscō ‘to learn to know’
note, notice, notion, notorious, noble, notation, nobility, cognition, notoriety, notary, acquaint, annotate, cognizance, 23 more
Today it means
adj pardonable
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / ignoscible