jot, jots, jotting, jotted 1. The smallest bit; iota. 2. To write down briefly or hastily for later reference: such as, to jot down an address. 3. Etymology: a borrowing of Latin jota, variant spelling of Greek iota, 'the letter i, the smallest letter in the alphabet, hence the least part of anything. The verb 'to make a short note of' is said t... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1085/