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Etymology of the English word recognition

the English word recognition
derived from the Old French word recognition
derived from the Latin word recognitio (inspection, examination; review)
derived from the Latin word recognitus
derived from the Latin word recognoscere (recognize, recollect)
derived from the Latin word cognoscere (to know; become acquainted with, aware of; recognize)
using the Latin prefix co-
derived from the Latin prefix com-
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word gnoscere (to recognize; examine, study, inspect; get to know; learn, find out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gnō-
using the Latin prefix re-

Date

The earliest known usage of recognition in English dates from the 15th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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