Where does “note” come from?
Note comes from Italian nota, from Latin nota (a mark or record), derived from the verb notare (to mark), which developed from noscere (to know).
note (English): "A symbol or annotation."; "A written or printed...
Definitions
- "A symbol or annotation."; "A written or printed...
Ancestry of “note”, step by step
note traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English note
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | note | note; Alternative form of not |
| 2 | Old English | notu | use; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nutō | use, profit, yield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |
via Italian nota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nota | feminine singular of noto; note; list |