ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cogn-, cognit- from Latin cognoscere, cognitus, cognit

 

【cogn-, cognit-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "learn, recognize"
from Latin "cognoscere, cognitus, cognit"

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[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(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 cognoscere [com+gnoscere] to get to know, recognize
• 【Latin】 cognitus [pp. of cognoscere]

 

 

 

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

acquaint, acquaintance, cogn, cognition, cognitive, cognizance, cognize, connoisseur, quaint, recognisable, recognise, recognition, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, unrecognised, unrecognized

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

acquaint [verb] from acquaint < cogn
【DEFINITION】 If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 make oneself known
【CONJUGATIONs】 acquainted acquainted acquainting acquaints
【DERIVATIVEs】 acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintanceship
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ quaint(cogn); know

acquaintance [noun] from acquaint < cogn
【DEFINITION】 An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 state of being acquainted
【pl.】 acquaintances
【DERIVATIVEs】 acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintanceship
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ quaint(cogn); know ⑶ ance; noun suffix

cogn [combining form] from cogn
【DEFINITION】 to get to know, recognize
【ROOTs】 cogn; learn, recognize

cognition [noun] from cognition < cogn
【DEFINITION】 Cognition is the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 ability to comprehend, mental act or process of knowing,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 cognitional, cognition
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cognit(cogn); learn ⑵ ion(ion-); noun suffix

cognitive [adjective] from cognitive < cogn
【DEFINITION】 Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
【DERIVATIVEs】 cognitively, cognitive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cognit(cogn); learn ⑵ ive; adjective suffix

cognizance [noun] from cognize < cogn
【DEFINITION】 Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 device or mark by which something or someone is known,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cogn; learn ⑵ iz(ize); verb suffix ⑶ ance; noun suffix

cognize [verb] from cognize < cogn
【DEFINITION】 to perceive, become aware of, or know
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cogn; learn ⑵ ize; verb suffix

connoisseur [noun] from connoisseur < cogn
【DEFINITION】 A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a critical judge of any art, one well-acquainted with any of the fine arts and thus competent to pass judgment on its products,
【pl.】 connoisseurs
【DERIVATIVEs】 connoisseurship, connoisseur
【ROOTs】 ⑴ connoiss(cogn); learn, recognize ⑵ eur; noun suffix

quaint [adjective] from quaint < cogn
【DEFINITION】 Something that is quaint is attractive because it is unusual and rather old-fashioned.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 cunning, artful, ingenious; proud,
【VARIATIONs】 비교; quaint < quainter < quaintest
【DERIVATIVEs】 quaintly, quaintness, quaint
【ROOTs】 quaint(cogn); learn, recognize

recognisable [adjective] from recognise < cogn
【DEFINITION】 recognise + able
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
【ANTONYM】 unrecognizable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again ⑵ cogn; learn ⑶ is(ize); verb suffix ⑷ able; adjective suffix

 

 

recognise [verb] from recognise < cogn
【DEFINITION】 If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 resume possession of land
【CONJUGATIONs】 recognised, recognised, recognising, recognises
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
【SYNONYM】 acknowledge
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again ⑵ cognit(cogn); learn ⑶ ise(ize); verb suffix

recognition [noun] from recognise < cogn
【DEFINITION】 Recognition is the act of recognizing someone or identifying something when you see it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 knowledge of an event or incident; understanding,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ cognit(cogn); learn ⑶ ion(ion-); noun suffix

recognizable [adjective] from recognise < cogn
【DEFINITION】 recognize + able
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
【ANTONYM】 unrecognizable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ cogn; learn ⑶ iz(ize); noun suffix ⑷ able; adjective suffix


recognize [verb] from recognise < cogn
【DEFINITION】 If you recognize someone or something, you know who that person is or what that thing is.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 resume possession of land
【CONJUGATIONs】 recognized, recognized, recognizing, recognizes
【DERIVATIVEs】 recognisability, recognisable, recognisably, recogniser, recognition, recognitional, recognitive, recognitory, recognizability, recognizable, recognizably, recognizant, recognize, recognizer, recognise
【SYNONYM】 acknowledge, pick out
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ cogn; learn ⑶ ize; verb suffix

unrecognised [adjective] from recognise < cogn
【DEFINITION】 If someone does something unrecognized, nobody knows or recognizes them while they do it.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; prefix ⑵ re; again, behind ⑶ cogn; learn ⑷ is(ize); verb suffix ⑸ ed; adjective suffix

unrecognized [adjective] from recognize < cogn
【DEFINITION】 If someone does something unrecognized, nobody knows or recognizes them while they do it.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; prefix ⑵ re; again, behind ⑶ cogn; learn ⑷ iz(ize); verb suffix ⑸ ed; adjective suffix

 

 

Other word list containing cogn-, cognit-; cognitively, cognitional, recognizer, recognizability, recognisability, recogniser, recognisably, cognitivity, cognizable, cognizant, cognoscence, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognovit, incognito, precognition, reacquaint, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitre

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

clude-
cline, clin-
clin-
clar-, clari
civ-, civil-, cit-
clam-
cite-, cit-
circum
chart, card
cide

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: clude- from Latin claudere, clausus

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