Etymograph

English

recognin

From recognize + -in.

Formed from recognize + -in

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’

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Latin cognōscō ‘know’

Latin recognōscō ‘to know again’

Old French reconoistre ‘to recognize’

Middle French reconoistre

English recognize

Today it means

noun Any of a group of polypeptide antigens (protein fragments), produced from cancer cells, that are capable of recognizing some other specific types of cell

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “recognin”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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