Etymology

retrocognition

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Today it means: extrasensory knowledge of past events. Full definition →

English cognition ← Middle English cognicioun ← Latin cognitiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latincon-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  12. Proto-Italic*gnōskō
  13. Latingnōscō
  14. Latincognōscō
  15. Latincognitiō
  16. Middle Englishcognicioun
  17. Englishcognition
  18. English todayretrocognition

From retro- + cognition.

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