remark

remark · noun, verb¹

1. Old French · derived fromremarquer
2. Middle French · borrowed fromremarquer
3. English todayremark

From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”), equivalent to re- (“again”) + mark.

remark · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Italic*wre-
2. Latinre-
3. Old Frenchre-
4. Middle Englishre-
5. Englishre-
6. Englishmark
7. English todayremark

From re- + mark.

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive.
• 16th–18th c. To pass comment on (something); to indicate, point out.
• 17th c. To mark (someone or something) out; to distinguish, to make notable.
• from 17th c. To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation.
• from 17th c. To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something).