Where does “Nanny” come from?

Nanny (English) comes from English Nan, from English nana, from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

Nanny (English): A child's nurse

Definitions

  1. A child's nurse

Ancestry of “Nanny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNanradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N
2Englishnanaa banana; a fool; one's grandmother
3EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
4Spanishbananabanana fruit
5Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
6Wolofbanaanabanana

Words derived from “Nanny”

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