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Middle English cognicioun "comprehension, ability to comprehend," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French cognicion "knowledge, jurisdiction," borrowed from Latin cognitiĆn-, cognitiĆ "act of getting to know, comprehension, investigation," from cogni-, variant stem of cognĆscere "to get to know, acquire knowledge of, become acquainted with, investigate" (from co-co- + gnĆscere, nĆscere "to get to know," inchoative derivative from Indo-European *Ç”neh3-, *Ç”áčh3- "to know, recognize") + -tiĆn-, -tiĆ, suffix of action nouns â more at know entry 1