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Where does “notional” come from?

Notional comes from English notion, derived from Latin noscere meaning "to know," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- with the same sense.

notional (English): Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or...

Definitions

  1. Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or...

Ancestry of “notional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnotionMental apprehension of whatever may be known,...
2Latinnōtiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “notional”

  • notionally
  • notionality
  • notionalness
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