Where does “notice” come from?

Notice comes from Middle French notice, from Latin notitia, derived from the past participle notus of Latin noscere, meaning to know, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.

notice (English): The act of observing; perception; A written or...

Definitions

  1. The act of observing; perception; A written or...

Ancestry of “notice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnotice—
2Latinnōtitiafame, renown, celebrity
3Latinnōtus—
4Latinnōscōto become acquainted with something, learn about it, to be aware of
5Latingnōscō—
6Proto-Italicgnōskōknow, get to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “notice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti →Every word from Proto-Italic gnōskō →