Etymology

notate

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Today it means: To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored. Full definition →

Latin notātus
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notate · verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromnotātus
  2. English todaynotate

First attested in 1871; back-formation from notation or from Latin notātus, perfect passive participle of notō; either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, note + -ate.

notate · adjective2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromnotātus
  2. English todaynotate

First attested in 1857; borrowed from Latin notātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Words from the same roots

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