Where does “notoriousness” come from?
notoriousness (English) comes from English notorious, from Medieval Latin notorius, 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.
notoriousness (English): notoriety, infamy
Ancestry of “notoriousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | notorious | Widely known, especially for something negative;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | notorius | widely or fully known; pointing out, making... |
| 3 | Latin | nōtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōscō | — |
| 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 |