Where does “Nunez” come from?

Nunez (English) comes from Spanish Núñez, from Spanish Nuño, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

Nunez (English): Núñez

Definitions

  1. Núñez

Ancestry of “Nunez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishNúñez—
2SpanishNuñosisyrinchium
3Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
4Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Spanish Nuño →