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
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or...
Ancestry of “notional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | notion | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known,... |
| 2 | Latin | nōtiō | acquaintance (becoming acquainted) |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |