English
connotation
Connotation comes from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500connotātiō
- Englishtodayconnotation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500connotātiō
- Englishtodayconnotation
Formed from connote + -ation
Latin nota ‘mark, sign’
Medieval Latin notō ‘mark’
Medieval Latin connotō ‘signify beyond literal meaning’
English connote
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱe ‘Deictic particle, here’
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
among, gain, comply, hind, likeness, kata, limbed, 31 more
through Proto-Italic *kom ‘with, along, at’
cum, cue, consideration, 14 more
through Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’
conference, consider, counter, competition, consistent, concrete, con, commodity, compulsory, compel, contra, concierge, condiment, condescend, 15 more
Today it means
noun A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / connotation