What is the meaning of Ignotum per ignotius?

(latin) Ignotum per ignotius - A thing unknown by a thing more unknown (used to describe something in terms that are even less understandable)

Carl Meissner
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APACarl Meissner. (2011). ignotum per ignotius. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ignotum_per_ignotius/definitions/1968994
ChicagoCarl Meissner. 2011. "ignotum per ignotius" http://smartdefine.org/ignotum_per_ignotius/definitions/1968994 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardCarl Meissner 2011, ignotum per ignotius, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ignotum_per_ignotius/definitions/1968994>.
MLACarl Meissner. "ignotum per ignotius" 25 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ignotum_per_ignotius/definitions/1968994>