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Etymology of the French word note

the Old French word note
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-

Date

The earliest known usage of note in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

contre-note, garde-notes, garde-notes, pince-notes, pique-notes, bloc-notes, croque-note

Derivations in other languages

English note, Romanian notă

Cognates

Dutch noot, Dutch noteren, English nut, English note, French noter, German Note, German notieren, German nuscheln, Icelandic nóta, Icelandic hnot, Italian nota, Italian notare, Latin notare, Norwegian notere, Spanish notar, Swedish not, Swedish notera, Swedish nöt

Usage

Word found in Old French



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