Etymology of the English word notary
the English word
notaryderived from the Old French word
notairederived from the Latin word
notarius (notary; writer of shorthand, stenographer)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
notare (observe; record; brand)
derived from the Latin word
nota (mark, sign, letter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gnō-Derivations in English
notarial,
notarizeCognates
Dutch
notaris, French
notaire, German
Notar, Icelandic
nótaríus, Italian
notaro, Latin
notarius, Lithuanian
notoras, Russian
нoтapиyc, Spanish
notario, Swedish
notarius publicusUsage
Word found in Modern English
