recognisable

The word 'recognisable' is built upon the Latin verb recognoscere, meaning "to know again, recall to mind". This verb itself is a compound of the prefix re- ("again") and cognoscere ("to get to know"). The core root cognoscere derives from co- (an intensive prefix) and gnoscere ("to know"), a verb tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root ǵneh₃-, which is the ultimate source of knowledge-related words. The suffix -able, of Latin origin, was attached to form an adjective meaning "capable of being known again". Thus, the literal morphemic sequence "again" + "know" + "capable of" elegantly conveys the modern abstract sense of being identifiable or familiar upon a repeated encounter.

Structure: re (again) + cognis (know) + able (capable of) - re: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back". - cognis: From Latin cognoscere, meaning "to get to know, recognize". The form 'cognis' is a direct substring of the modern spelling. - able: From Latin -abilis, a suffix forming adjectives meaning "capable of, fit for, tending to".