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“unacknowledged” in Latin
incognitusunknown; untried, untestedquīwho, that, which, whatagnōscōto recognize, realize or discern, become acquainted with, know, perceive; to acknowledge or claimfīliusa son; any male descendant; children
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unacknowledged
incognitus: quem (quam, quod) aliquis non agnoscit (agnovit, agnorat). To remain unacknowledged, a nemine cognosci. He had left a son, who, though unacknowledged at the time of his birth, he had on his death-bed declared to be his own, filium, quem ille natum non agnorat, eundem moriens suum esse dixerat (Nep.).
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- What is the Latin word for unacknowledged?
- The usual Latin words for “unacknowledged” are incognitus, quī, agnōscō; also fīlius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.