English
notoriety
Notoriety comes from Latin nōtōrius ‘pointing out, making known, causing to be known’, from nōscō ‘get to know’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnōskō‘to know, get to know’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgnōscō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōscō‘get to know’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōtus‘known’perfect passive participle of nōscō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōtōrius‘pointing out, making known, causing to be known’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōtōrietās
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600notoriété
- Englishearliest quotation 1799notoriety
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnōskō‘to know, get to know’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgnōscō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōscō‘get to know’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōtus‘known’perfect passive participle of nōscō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōtōrius‘pointing out, making known, causing to be known’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōtōrietās
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600notoriété
- Englishearliest quotation 1799notoriety
Earliest quotation: 1799, Charles Brockden Brown: “[H]e who portrays examples of disinterestedness and intrepidity, confers…”
Equivalent to notorious + -ety
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
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Latin nōscō ‘to know’
Latin nōtus ‘known, recognized’
Medieval Latin nōtōrius ‘evident, known’
Middle English notoryous
English notorious
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
can, could, know, normal, recognition, narrative, con, ken, glory, keen, ignore, ignorant, norm, cunning, narration, prognosis, canny, connoisseur, uncouth, canna, kith, recognizance, gnosis, cun, 84 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
diagnostic, gnome, agnostic, 40 more
through Latin gnōscō
recognize, cognitive, quaint, denote, incognito, annotation, noblesse, precognition, ignoble, 30 more
through Latin nōscō ‘get to know’
note, noble, cognition, notation, nobility, notary, acquaint, cognizance, annotate, 25 more
through Latin nōtus ‘known’
Today it means
noun An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / notoriety