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cognoscere
Latin · ancient
"to know"
meaning "to know" or "to learn"
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conoistre
Old French · medieval
"to know, recognize"
carried the meaning of knowing or recognizing
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connoisseur
French · 1700s
"an expert judge, especially of the arts"
came to mean an expert judge of taste
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connoisseur
English · 1700s
"an expert judge of quality, especially in the arts"
adopted directly from French
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