Etymology

connoisseur

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Today it means: A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste. Full definition →

French connoisseur ← Latin cognōscens, cognōscentem
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  1. Latincognōscens, cognōscentem
  2. Frenchconnaiss(ant)
  3. Frenchconnoisseur
  4. English todayconnoisseur

Around 1705–1715, from French connoisseur, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.