Where does “notification bell” come from?
notification bell (English) comes from English notification, from Latin notifico, from Latin nōtus, from Latin nōscō, from Latin gnōscō, from Proto-Italic gnōskō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
notification bell (English): An icon shaped like a bell, a common user interface element that provides a central place for users to receive real-time alerts about new activity relevant to them
Definitions
- An icon shaped like a bell, a common user interface element that provides a central place for users to receive real-time alerts about new activity relevant to them
Ancestry of “notification bell”, step by step
notification bell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English notification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | notification | The act of notifying; A specific piece of... |
| 2 | Latin | notifico | to make known |
| 3 | Latin | nōtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōscō | to become acquainted with something, learn about it, to be aware of |
| 5 | Latin | gnōscō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnōskō | know, get to know |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |