Where does “no捽” come from?
no捽 (Chinese) comes from English no, from Middle English noo, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem — new; to nod, assent to.
no捽 (Chinese): to have nothing to eat; to get nothing; no way
Definitions
- to have nothing to eat; to get nothing; no way
Ancestry of “no捽”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | no | Not any; Hardly any; Not any possibility or... |
| 2 | Middle English | noo | — |
| 3 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 5 | Latin | nōna | — |
| 6 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 8 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 9 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |