The word 'connoisseur' is a loan word from French 'connoisseor'

'Connoisseur' is a word borrowed from French 'connoisseor'. The word entered the English language some time around 1714.

connoisseur [noun] [1714]

• expert
• one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge
• one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties

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Etymology: Obsolete French (now 'connaisseur'), from Old French 'connoisseor' from 'connoistre' to know, from Latin 'cognoscere'

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