Where does “non” come from?

non (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nonne, from Medieval Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

non (Dutch): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “non”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnonne
2Medieval Latinnonnanun
3Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
4Proto-Indo-Europeannana-

Words derived from “non

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana-Every word from Latin nonnusEvery word from Medieval Latin nonna
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