Where does “unnoticeable” come from?
Unnoticeable comes from English notice, from Middle French notice, from Latin notitia meaning knowledge or acquaintance, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵneh₃- meaning to know.
unnoticeable (English): Not noticeable
Ancestry of “unnoticeable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | noticeable | Capable of being seen or noticed; Worthy of note;... |
| 2 | English | notice | The act of observing; perception; A written or... |
| 3 | Middle French | notice | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōtitia | — |
| 5 | Latin | nōtus | — |
| 6 | Latin | nōscō | — |
| 7 | Latin | gnōscō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnōskō | know, get to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
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