Where does “Noel” come from?
Noel (Cebuano) comes from English noël, from Middle English nowel, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “Noel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noël | Alternative form of noel |
| 2 | Middle English | nowel | Alternative form of Nowel |
| 3 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 4 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 5 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |