jot

 
Pronunciation: /dʒɒt/

verb (jots, jotting, jotted)

[with object]
  • write (something) quickly: when you’ve found the answers, jot them down

noun

[usually with negative]
  • a very small amount: you didn’t care a jot I have yet to see one jot of evidence

Origin:

late 15th century (as a noun): via Latin from Greek iōta, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet: see iota