Annotate
/ˈænəˌteɪt/noun
To add notes or comments to a text, image, or other material.
Did you know?Annotate comes from Latin roots meaning “marked with notes,” and its ancestor nota was used for signs, marks, and written shorthand in the ancient world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gno-
“to know”
Latin
Latin
notāre
“to mark, note, or set down in writing”
Late Latin
Latin
annotātus
“marked or noted”
Middle French
Old French
annoter
“to add notes to a text”
16th Century
English
annotate
“to comment on or supply explanatory notes to a text”
Modern English
English
annotate
“to add notes or comments to a text, image, or other material”