Ignote
/ɪɡˈnoʊt/noun
Unknown, unrecognized, or obscure; chiefly a rare or obsolete English adjective.
Did you know?Ignote descends from Latin ignotus, built from in- “not” and the same ancient “know” root behind gnosis, cognition, and the English word know.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵneh₃-
“To know, recognize, or perceive intellectually”
Ancient Greek
Greek
gignṓskō
“I know, recognize, or come to know”
Classical Latin
Latin
ignōtus
“Unknown, unfamiliar, or unrecognized; literally “not-known””
Old French
Old French
ignot
“Unknown or obscure”
Middle English
English
ignote
“Unknown or not known”
Modern English
English
ignote
“A rare or obsolete word meaning unknown or obscure”