notio Latin · revision 8121

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''nōtiō''' ''f'' (genitive nōtiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[nōscō]] “to get to know”, through its participle [[nōtus]], with the suffix [[-tiō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Plautus, ''quid tibi hanc nōtiōst?'' “what business have you with her?”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In Plautus it meant acquaintance with a person.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) In Cicero it meant a judicial inquiry, as of the censors, and a concept, idea.^(OLD 2012) Etymonline says Cicero used it to translate the Greek ''ennoia''.^(Etymonline)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant a notion, idea, conception, or examination.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it for knowledge, understanding.^(DMLBS) It was borrowed into French ''notion'', Italian ''nozione'' and Spanish ''noción'', and gave [[en|notion]] in the late 14th century.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of acquaintance.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of inquiry and of a concept.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''notion'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Acquaintance.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A judicial [[m|en|inquiry]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # A [[m|en|concept]], idea, [[m|en|notion]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nōscō]]

+ * [[nōtitia]]

+ * [[en|notion]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}