Where does “denote” come from?
Denote comes from Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, composed of the prefix de- and Latin notus, the past participle of noscere meaning to know or perceive.
denote (English): To indicate; to mark; To make overt; To refer to...
Definitions
- To indicate; to mark; To make overt; To refer to...
Ancestry of “denote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | denoter | — |
| 2 | Latin | denotare | present active infinitive of dēnotō;... |
| 3 | Latin | notare | present active infinitive of notō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | noto | I mark, make a mark; I write, especially in... |
| 5 | Latin | nota | mark, sign; critical mark or remark; note |
| 6 | Latin | notus | known, recognized, acquainted with, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | nosco | to become acquainted with something, learn about... |
| 8 | Latin | gnosco | Alternative form of nōscō; to know, recognize;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnōskō | know, get to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |