metacognition.
The act of thinking about thinking.
Meaning & usage
The act of thinking about thinking.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti Proto-Italic *gnōskō Latin gnōscō Latin gnōscō Latin cognōscō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cognitiōder. Middle English cognicioun English cognition English metacognition From meta- + cognition.
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