Cognition
Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /kɒɡˈnɪʃən/
- US IPA: /kɑɡˈnɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: cog + ni + tion
Origin
From Middle English cognicion, from Latin cognitio ("knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial"), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere ("to know"), from co- ("together") + *gnoscere, older form of noscere ("to know"); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.