English
annotation
Annotation comes from Latin annotātiō ‘remark, annotation’, from notō ‘mark, note’, and ultimately from nota.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnota‘mark, sign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnotō‘mark, note’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadnotōas annotō, perfect passive participle‘note down, remark’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEannotātus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEannotātiō‘remark, annotation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEannotātiōnemaccusative singular of annotātiō
- Englishtodayannotation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnota‘mark, sign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnotō‘mark, note’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadnotōas annotō, perfect passive participle‘note down, remark’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEannotātus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEannotātiō‘remark, annotation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEannotātiōnemaccusative singular of annotātiō
- Englishtodayannotation
Formed from annotate + -ion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, could, know, normal, glory, ignore, ken, keen, narrative, recognition, con, ignorant, norm, cunning, prognosis, narration, canny, uncouth, connoisseur, kith, recognizance, gnosis, canna, cun, 85 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
diagnostic, gnome, agnostic, 41 more
through Latin gnōscō
recognize, cognitive, quaint, incognito, noblesse, ignoble, precognition, 31 more
through Latin nōscō ‘to become acquainted with something, learn…’
notice, noble, notorious, nobility, notion, cognition, notoriety, acquaint, cognizance, 24 more
through Latin nota ‘mark, sign’
through Latin notō ‘mark, note’
Today it means
noun A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin nota / annotation