notable

The story

1. Old English · derived fromnotu“t-use, profit, advantage, employment”
2. Middle English · derived fromnote“benefit, profit, use, advantage”
3. Latin · derived fromnotābilis“noteworthy, extraordinary”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromnotable“noteworthy”
5. Middle English · inherited fromnotable“worthy of note, profitable, useful”
6. English todaynotable

Inherited from Middle English notable (“worthy of note, profitable, useful”), in some senses from Anglo-Norman notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notābilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“to note, mark”); in some senses from Middle English note (“benefit, profit, use, advantage”), from Old English notu (“t-use, profit, advantage, employment”) + -able; equivalent to note + -able. Compare English noteful (“useful”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
• from 14th c. Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.
• from 14th c. That can be observed; perceptible.
• from 17th c. Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management.