barognosis

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What does barognosis mean?

The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.

Where does barognosis come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρος (bắros) English baro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English barognosis From baro- + gnosis.

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