English
incogitable
Incogitable comes from Latin incogitabilis ‘thoughtless, inconsiderate’, from cogitabilis ‘cogitable’, and ultimately from cōgitō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōgitō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcogitabilis‘cogitable’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincogitabilis‘thoughtless, inconsiderate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1533incogitable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōgitō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcogitabilis‘cogitable’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincogitabilis‘thoughtless, inconsiderate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1533incogitable
Earliest quotation: 1533, The Fyfth Rule: “And if thou for thy parte ſhalte endeuoyre to…”
Every English word from Latin cōgitō
Today it means
adj Not cogitable; inconceivable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin cōgitō / incogitable