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Spanish Word of the Day
| April 10th, 2022 at 2:09:03 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | 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 Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 | I take it the Italian consigliere is of the same root. I've always liked that word. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| April 11th, 2022 at 6:18:41 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
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”)). |