Where does “notes” come from?
Notes derives from English note, from Italian nota, from Latin nota meaning "mark" or "sign," ultimately from Latin noscere meaning "to know."
notes (English): plural of note; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of note; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “notes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | note | "A symbol or annotation."; "A written or printed... |
| 2 | Middle English | note | note; Alternative form of not |
| 3 | Old English | notu | use; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nutō | use, profit, yield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |