myEtymology.com: English etymology of notional

Etymology of the English word notional

the English word notional

derived from the English word notion

derived from the Latin word notio (judicial examination or enquiry)

derived from the Late Latin word notus (friends, acquaintances; well known, familiar, notable)

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

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-

using the English suffix -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis