myEtymology.com: English etymology of stereognosis

Etymology of the English word stereognosis

the English word stereognosis

derived from the English word gnosis

derived from the Greek word gnosis, γνῶσις (knowledge; knowing (the act); knowledge)

derived from the Greek word gignoskein, γιγνώσκω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gno-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gnō-

using the English prefix stereo-

derived from the Greek word stereos, στερεός (stiff; solid, stable)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

The earliest known usage of stereognosis in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English