Etymology

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Today it means: To give (someone) notice (of some event). Full definition →

First used mid-15th c.Middle English notifien ← Old French notifier
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  1. Old French · derived fromnotifier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnotifien
  3. English todaynotify

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid-15th c. To give (someone) notice (of some event).
  • late 14c. To make (something) known.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.