>It's a bit weird that they haven't adapted
They = French or Americans?

Recognise is part of a group of words I particularly like. I am not an expert linguist but I've read about the possible (definite?) link between the Sanskrit word Jñāna (ज्ञान) and the Greek word Gnosis (γνώσις) meaning knowledge. And from that we have so many words in modern Indo-European languages. It's fascinating!