Etymology

denote

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Today it means: To indicate; to mark. Full definition →

Middle French denoter ← Latin denotare
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  1. Latin · derived fromdenotare
  2. Middle French · derived fromdenoter
  3. English todaydenote

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.