Annotation
/ˌænəˈteɪʃən/noun
A note added to a text or document to explain, comment on, or clarify it.
Did you know?Annotation comes from Latin annotātiō, originally meaning an “adding to a note,” from ad- (“to”) + notāre (“to mark”), and notāre itself is tied to the world of signs, marks, and written power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gneh₃-
“to know”
Latin
Latin
gnōscere
“to come to know, recognize”
Latin
Latin
nota
“a mark, sign, note”
Latin
Latin
annotātiō
“a noting down, an addition of notes”
Middle English
English
annotacioun
“a note added to a text”
Modern English
English
annotation
“a note or explanatory comment added to a text or image”