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Where does “denotee” come from?

denotee (English) comes from English denote, from Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from Latin notare, from Latin noto, from Latin nota, from Latin notus, from Latin nosco — to know.

denotee (English): Something denoted

Definitions

  1. Something denoted

Ancestry of “denotee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdenoteTo indicate; to mark; To make overt; To refer to...
2Middle Frenchdenoter—
3Latindenotarepresent active infinitive of dēnotō;...
4Latinnotarepresent active infinitive of notō; second-person...
5LatinnotoI mark, make a mark; I write, especially in...
6Latinnotamark, sign; critical mark or remark; note
7Latinnotusknown, recognized, acquainted with, having been...
8Latinnoscoto become acquainted with something, learn about...
9LatingnoscoAlternative form of nōscō; to know, recognize;...
10Proto-Italicgnōskōknow, get to know
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →