myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of geognostico

Etymology of the Italian word geognostico

the Italian word geognostico

derived from the Italian word geognosia

using the Italian prefix geo-

derived from the Greek prefix geo-, γεω-

derived from the Greek word ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)

using the Greek suffix -gnosia, -γνωσία

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-