Notable
/ˈnoʊ.tə.bəl/noun
Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.
Did you know?Notable comes from Latin nota, meaning a mark or sign, so the word is tied to the ancient power of writing things down, tagging them, and making them stand out.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gneh₃-
“to know”
Latin
Latin
noscere
“to come to know, learn”
Latin
Latin
nota
“a mark, sign, note”
Late Latin
Latin
notabilis
“worthy of being noted; remarkable”
Old French
Old French
notable
“worthy of notice; important”
Middle English
English
notable
“remarkable, worthy of note”