French word connaissant comes from Romanian cunoaște, Latin cognoscere, and later Romanian cunoștință (Acquaintance. Awareness.)

Detailed word origin of connaissant

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
cunoaște	Romanian (ron)	(reflexive) to be acquainted. (transitive) to know (a person).
cognoscere	Latin (lat)
cunoștință	Romanian (ron)	Acquaintance. Awareness.
cognoscens	Latin (lat)
connaissant	French (fra)

Words with the same origin as connaissant