Jotting
/ˈdʒɒtɪŋ/noun
A brief note or the act of writing something down quickly.
Did you know?The verb *jot* is first recorded in the 16th century, and its exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose from a letter-name or spelling abbreviation rather than any mystical meaning.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
jot
“to write down briefly or make a small mark”
16th Century
English
jotting
“a brief note or the act of noting something quickly”
Late Middle English
English
jote
“a small amount or particle; a tiny bit”
Greek
Greek
iōta
“the letter iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet”
Hebrew
Hebrew
yodh
“the letter yod, a very small letter-name”