Where does “no” come from?
no (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan no, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
no (Catalan): no; not, main negation marker
Definitions
- no; not, main negation marker
Ancestry of “no”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | no | — |
| 2 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |