Where does “dénoter” come from?
dénoter (French) comes from French noter, from Latin notō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
dénoter (French): to denote
Definitions
- to denote
Ancestry of “dénoter”, step by step
dénoter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French noter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | noter | to note; to grade |
| 2 | Latin | notō | to mark, make a mark |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Latin denoto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | denoto | I mark; I observe; I indicate |