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COGITABUND
Definition of COGITABUND
adjective
Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin cōgitābundus (“thinking, thoughtful”), from cōgitō (“to think; to consider, ponder; to intend, plan”) + -bundus (suffix forming adjectives with an active or transitive meaning). Cōgitō is derived from con- (prefix indicating a bringing together of several things) + agitō (“to put in motion; to rouse, stir up; to consider, meditate upon; to contrive, intend; to deliberate upon, discuss”) (from agō (“to act, do; to impel, move; to deliberate, discuss; to think upon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”)) + -itō (suffix forming frequentative verbs)).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,281)
How it is built
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COGITABUND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 150, 17 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 178, 14 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 150, 17 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COGITABUND starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABCDGINOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start COGITA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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