Etymograph

English

rerecognition

From re- + recognition.

Formed from re- + recognition

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to know, recognise’

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Latin recognitus ‘recognized’

Latin recognitiō ‘recognition, examination’

Middle French recognicion ‘recognition’

Middle English recognicion ‘recognition’

English recognition

Today it means

noun A resumed or additional recognition, especially after a lapse or pause.

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Etymograph / rerecognition