Remark
/rɪˈmɑːrk/noun
A brief comment or observation.
Did you know?The word entered English through French from Latin roots meaning “to mark again,” showing how even ordinary speech once carried the idea of stamping something twice for emphasis.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*merǵ-
“to rub, press, or mark”
Latin
Latin
re- + marcāre
“to mark again or note again”
Old French
Old French
remarquer
“to notice, observe, or mark again”
14th Century
English
remarken
“to note or comment on”
Modern English
English
remark
“a comment or observation”