Etymology of the English word recognizance
the English word recognizance
derived from the Old French word reconoissance
derived from the Old French word reconoistre
derived from the Old French word recognuissance
derived from the Old French word reconissaunce
derived from the Old French word conissaunce
derived from the Latin word cognoscere (to know; become acquainted with, aware of; recognize)
using the Latin prefix co-
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-