Etymology

cogitabund

co·gi·ta·bund
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Today it means: Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful. Full definition →

Latin cōgitābundus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂eǵ-“to drive”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromcōgitābundus“thinking, thoughtful”
  3. English todaycogitabund

Learned borrowing from Latin cōgitābundus (“thinking, thoughtful”), from cōgitō (“to think; to consider, ponder; to intend, plan”) + -bundus (suffix forming adjectives with an active or transitive meaning). Cōgitō is derived from con- (prefix indicating a bringing together of several things) + agitō (“to put in motion; to rouse, stir up; to consider, meditate upon; to contrive, intend; to deliberate upon, discuss”) (from agō (“to act, do; to impel, move; to deliberate, discuss; to think upon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”)) + -itō (suffix forming frequentative verbs)).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ- all →

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