Etymology

stereognosis

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Today it means: The ability to perceive the form of an object by using the sense of touch. Full definition →

English gnosis ← Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  7. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  8. Englishgnosis
  9. English todaystereognosis

From stereo- + gnosis.

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