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
Definitions
- notoriety, infamy
Ancestry of “notoriousness”, step by step
notoriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English notorious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to become acquainted with something, learn about it, to be aware of |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |