Where does “notion” come from?
Notion comes from Latin notio, derived from the past participle of Latin noscere, meaning to know, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.
notion (English): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known,...
Definitions
- Mental apprehension of whatever may be known,...
Ancestry of “notion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nōtiō | acquaintance (becoming acquainted) |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |