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Where does “notoire” come from?

notoire (French) comes from Latin nōtōrius, 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.

notoire (French): well-known; notorious

Definitions

  1. well-known; notorious

Ancestry of “notoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōtōrius—
2Latinnōtus—
3Latinnōscō—
4Latingnōscō—
5Proto-Italicgnōskōknow, get to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “notoire”

  • notoirement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →