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Where does “connote” come from?

Connote comes from Latin connōtāre, formed from the prefix con- meaning "together" and notāre meaning "to mark or note."

connote (English): To signify beyond its literal or principal...

Definitions

  1. To signify beyond its literal or principal...

Ancestry of “connote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconnotō—

Words derived from “connote”

  • connoteth
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