| 【cogn-, cognit-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "cognoscere," "cognitus," and "cognit." It carries the basic meaning of "learn," and "recognize." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cogn-, cognit-"]
acquaintance ☆[5170] An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
cognitive ***[2181] Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
recognise ***[2085] If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
recognition ***[2488] Recognition is the act of recognizing someone or identifying something when you see it.
recognize ****[1191] If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
[WORD ROOT]root cogn
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cogn, cognit, cogit, quaint, connoiss, cogniz
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) cognoscere, cognitus, cognit
[MEANING]root learn, recognize
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 cognoscere [com+gnoscere] to get to know, recognize
- 【Latin】 cognitus [pp. of cognoscere]
- 【Latin】 cognit [past participle stem of cognoscere] known
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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acquaintance ☆[5170] noun from acquaint 〈 cogn
【DEFINITION】 An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
【pl.】 acquaintances
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ quaint(cogn); know ⑶ ance; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cognoscere》 [com+gnoscere] to get to know, recognize
【First Known Meaning】 state of being acquainted
【DERIVATIVEs】 acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintanceship
cognitive ★★★[2181] adjective from cognitive 〈 cogn
【DEFINITION】 Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cogn; learn ⑵ it; - ⑶ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cognit》 [past participle stem of cognoscere] known
【DERIVATIVEs】 cognitively, cognitive
recognise ★★★[2085] verb from recognise 〈 cogn
【DEFINITION】 If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
【Declension/Conjugation】 recognised, recognised, recognising, recognises
【SYNONYM】 acknowledge
【COMPOSITION】 re + cognize
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again ⑵ cogn; learn, recognize ⑶ ise(ize); verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cognoscere》 [com+gnoscere] to get to know, recognize
【First Known Meaning】 resume possession of land
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
recognition ★★★[2488] noun from recognise 〈 cogn
【DEFINITION】 Recognition is the act of recognizing someone or identifying something when you see it.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 recognize + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ cognit(cogn); learn ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cognoscere》 [com+gnoscere] to get to know, recognize
【First Known Meaning】 knowledge of an event or incident; understanding,
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
recognize ★★★★[1191] verb from recognise 〈 cogn
【DEFINITION】 If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
【Declension/Conjugation】 recognized, recognized, recognizing, recognizes
【SYNONYM】 acknowledge, pick out
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ cogn; learn ⑶ ize; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin cognoscere》 [com+gnoscere] to get to know, recognize
【First Known Meaning】 resume possession of land
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
Other words containing "cogn-, cognit-"; acquaint, cogn, cognate, cognation, cognition, cognitional, cognitively, cognitivity, cognizable, cognizance, cognizant, cognize, cognoscence, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognovit, connoisseur, incognito, precognition, quaint, reacquaint, recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognizer, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, unrecognised, unrecognized
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cock
coc
clude-
cloth
cline, clin-
clar-, clari
clam-
civ-, civil-, cit-
cite-, cit-
circ-
