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koni.

to be well acquainted with, be familiar with, know

4 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkoni/
  1. to be well acquainted with, be familiar with, know

    transitive
    Mi ne scias, kial ŝi invitis min al ŝia nupto...mi apenaŭ konas ŝin!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 cognōscere Late Latin conōscere Old French conoistre French connaîtrebor. Italian conoscerebor. English knowinflu. ▲ German kenneninflu. Yiddish קענען (kenen)influ. Esperanto koni Borrowed from French connaître and Italian conoscere, influenced by English know, German kennen, and Yiddish קענען (kenen).

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