cognitus.
act of getting to know/becoming acquainted with;
Meaning & usage
acquaintance (act of getting to know one)
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).
known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted
noted, acknowledged, having been acknowledged
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“know, recognise”).
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