late 15c., "having the power of thinking or meditating," from Old French cogitatif (14c.), from Medieval Latin cogitativus, from Latin cogitare "to think" (see cogitation). Meaning "thoughtful, given to contemplation" is from 1650s.
the cogitative faculty
he looked at me with cogitative eyes
cogency
cogenial
cogent
cogitate
cogitation
cogitative
cogito ergo sum
cognac
cognate
cognisance
cognisant