Etymology of the English word noble
the English word
noblederived from the Old French word
noblederived from the Latin word
nobilis (famous, celebrated; well; noble, well born; aristocratic; nobles)
derived from the Latin word
noscere (examine, study, inspect; get to know; learn, find out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gnō-Date
The earliest known usage of noble in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
nobleman,
noblewoman,
noblyCognates
Dutch
nobel, French
noble, German
nobel, Italian
nobile, Latin
nobilis, Norwegian
nobel, Swedish
nobelUsage
Word found in Modern English
