cognition (n.)

cognition (n.) Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:13:48 GMT 2022-06-22T09:13:48Z <h1 class="word__name--TTbAA" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; word-break: break-word; font-family: Georgia; background-color: #fffcf2;" title="Origin and meaning of cognition">cognition (n.)</h1> <section class="word__defination--2q7ZH" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: #fffcf2;"> mid-15c., cognicioun, "ability to comprehend, mental act or process of knowing," from Latin cognitionem(nominative cognitio) "a getting to know, acquaintance, knowledge," noun of action from past participle stem of cognoscere "to get to know, recognize," from assimilated form of com"together" (see <a class="crossreference notranslate" style="color: #83001d; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: initial; text-decoration-color: #83001d; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/co-?ref=etymonline_crossreference">co-</a>) + gnoscere "to know," from PIE root <a class="crossreference notranslate" style="color: #83001d; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; text-decoration-line: initial; text-decoration-color: #83001d; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/*gno-?ref=etymonline_crossreference">*gno-</a> "to know." In 17c. the meaning was extended to include perception and sensation. https://www.etymonline.com/word/cognition </section> Info