Where does “nou” come from?

nou (Catalan) comes from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nou (Catalan): new; nine; nut

Definitions

  1. new; nine; nut

Ancestry of “nou”, step by step

nou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin novem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
2LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
3Proto-Italicnowāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Vulgar Latin *nŏcem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*nŏcem—
2Latinnucemaccusative singular of nux
3LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
4Proto-Italicknuksnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →