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Where does “νῦν” come from?

νῦν (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

νῦν (Ancient Greek): now, at this time; 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer,...

Definitions

  1. now, at this time; 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer,...

Ancestry of “νῦν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

Words derived from “νῦν”

  • νυνί
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →