Etymology

connotation

con·no·ta·tion
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Today it means: A meaning of a word or phrase that is (subjectively) suggested or implied (implicit), as contrasted with a denotation, which is the explicit and objective meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. Full definition →

Medieval Latin connotātiō ← Latin con-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcon-“together, with”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromconnotātiō
  3. English todayconnotation

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + notō (“to note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.

Words from the same roots

Latincon- all →

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