Where does “noel” come from?
noel (Anglo-Norman) comes from Middle French nael, from Latin natalis, from Latin natus, from Latin nasci, from Latin nascor, from Latin gnascor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
noel (Anglo-Norman): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “noel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nael | — |
| 2 | Latin | natalis | natal; birthday; anniversary |
| 3 | Latin | natus | born, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;... |
| 4 | Latin | nasci | present active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,... |
| 5 | Latin | nascor | I am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,... |
| 6 | Latin | gnascor | Alternative form of nāscor; be born |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |