English
incogitant
Incogitant comes from Latin incogitans ‘thoughtless, inconsiderate’, from cogitō ‘to think’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcogitōas cogitare‘to think’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincogitans‘thoughtless, inconsiderate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1645incogitant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagitō‘to act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcogitōas cogitare‘to think’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincogitans‘thoughtless, inconsiderate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1645incogitant
Earliest quotation: 1645, J[ohn] M[ilton]: “The Barr will bluſh at this moſt incogitant woodcock”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, ingest, axiomatic, agger, samaj, agitate, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, reactionary, axiom, antagonist, agonist, antagonism, glucagon, stratagem, antagonize, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, unambiguous, hyperactivity, reagent, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
act, action, active, actual, activity, agency, actor, agent, agenda, examination, examine, activate, ambiguous, squat, enact, assay, ambiguity, agile, agility, radium, actuator, actuation, cogent, actuate, inexact, exigent, redact, 96 more
through Latin agitō ‘to act, behave, do, or make persistently or…’
Today it means
adj thoughtless; inconsiderate
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / incogitant