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Where does “noting” come from?

Noting comes from English note, derived from Italian nota and Latin nota, ultimately from Latin noscere meaning "to know."

noting (English): present participle of note; A note; a written...

Definitions

  1. present participle of note; A note; a written...

Ancestry of “noting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnote"A symbol or annotation."; "A written or printed...
2Middle Englishnotenote; Alternative form of not
3Old Englishnotuuse; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility
4Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
5Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “noting”

  • unnoting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →