myEtymology.com: French etymology of cognition

Etymology of the French word cognition

the French word cognition

derived from the Latin word cognitio (examination, inquiry, investigation; getting to know)

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-

The earliest known usage of cognition in French dates from the 14th century.

Dutch cognitie, English cognition, German Kognition, Italian cognizione, Norwegian kognitiv, Spanish cognicion, Swedish kognitiv