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April 10th, 2022 at 2:09:03 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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I wonder how you translate an Italian word in English like singe|plural words cognoscente | cognoscenti which literally means "knowing man", but in English has a meaning similar to connoisseur (from French). It seems like we use "connoisseur" when w e are talking about someone with a particularl skill, like winetasting, but we us "cognoscente" to someone who is all around la-di-tah.

The Spanish verb for "to know" is conocer. So "los conocedor" is a plural noun meaning "connoisseurs".

I am not sure of the equivalent noun to "cognoscenti" or if they even have one.
April 11th, 2022 at 8:55:10 AM permalink
Wizard
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I take it the Italian consigliere is of the same root. I've always liked that word.
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April 11th, 2022 at 6:18:41 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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Quote: Wizard
I take it the Italian consigliere is of the same root. I've always liked that word.


Latin consilium From cōnsulō +‎ -ium. Descendants
English: counsel
Spanish: consejo, consilio
Italian: consiglio
Russian: конси́лиум (konsílium)

The word "consigliere" is an Italian loan word which entered the popular English lexicon around 1969 through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films.

The word "connaisseur" is a French loan word which entered English around 1705–1715, from the verb connoître (obsolete pre-1835 spelling of connaître (“to know”)).
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