notio
Forms
nōtiō f (genitive nōtiōnis); third declension[1]
Etymology
It is from nōscō “to get to know”, through its participle nōtus, with the suffix -tiō.[2][1][3]
Earliest recorded meaning
The OLD's earliest citation is from Plautus, quid tibi hanc nōtiōst? “what business have you with her?”.[2][4][5] Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.[6]
Semantic evolution
In Plautus it meant acquaintance with a person.[2][4] In Cicero it meant a judicial inquiry, as of the censors, and a concept, idea.[2] Etymonline says Cicero used it to translate the Greek ennoia.[3]
In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant a notion, idea, conception, or examination.[7] British Medieval Latin used it for knowledge, understanding.[8] It was borrowed into French notion, Italian nozione and Spanish noción, and gave English notion in the late 14th century.[1][3]
Timeline
- c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of acquaintance.[2][6]
- 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of inquiry and of a concept.[2][6]
- late 14th century – English notion is recorded.[3]
Meanings
Noun
Related words
References
- ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ a b c d Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
- ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
- ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
- ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
- ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press