Etymology

acrognosis

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Today it means: Normal sensory perception (cenesthesia) of the hands and feet Full definition →

English gnosis ← Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
  5. Englishacro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  8. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  9. Englishgnosis
  10. English todayacrognosis

From acro- + gnosis.

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