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cognitus.

act of getting to know/becoming acquainted with;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔŋ.nɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔɲ.ɲi.tus]
  1. acquaintance (act of getting to know one)

    declension-4 · masculine
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 cognōscō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cognitus From cognōscō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[ˈkɔŋ.nɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔɲ.ɲi.tus]
  1. known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. noted, acknowledged, having been acknowledged

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“know, recognise”).

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