Where does “caret notation” come from?

caret notation (English) comes from English caret, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

caret notation (English): A notation where each control character is...

Definitions

  1. A notation where each control character is...

Ancestry of “caret notation”, step by step

caret notation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English caret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaretA mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to...
2Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
3Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
4Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
5Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
11Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English notation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnotationThe act, process, method, or an instance of...
2Latinnotātiōmarking, noting
3Latinnotōto mark, make a mark
4Latinnotāmark, sign
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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