English
precognition
Precognition may come from Middle French precognition.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600precognitionuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1824same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600precognitionuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1824same form
Earliest quotation: 1824, James Hogg: “‘But it seems there are some strong presumptuous proofs…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, know, could, normal, glory, narrative, ken, ignore, keen, norm, ignorant, con, cunning, prognosis, narration, canny, connoisseur, canna, uncouth, kith, gnosis, cun, recognizance, 85 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
diagnostic, gnome, agnostic, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *gnōskō ‘to know, get to know’
denote, annotation, noblesse, ignoble, 34 more
through Latin gnōscō ‘to know’
note, notice, noble, notion, notorious, nobility, notoriety, notary, notation, acquaint, annotate, 34 more
through Latin cognōscō ‘to learn, to get to know’
recognize, cognitive, quaint, incognito, cognizance, 14 more
Today it means
noun Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French precognition / precognition