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Where does “aftcastle” come from?

aftcastle (English) comes from English aft, from English afternoon, from Middle English afternone, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos — new; to nod, assent to.

aftcastle (English): Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a...

Definitions

  1. Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a...

Ancestry of “aftcastle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaftThe stern portion of a vessel; At, near, or...
2EnglishafternoonThe part of the day from noon or lunchtime until...
3Middle Englishafternone—
4Middle EnglishnoneAlternative form of nonne; Alternative form of...
5Old Englishnōnnoon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour
6Latinnōna—
7Latinnōnus—
8Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
9Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
10LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
11Proto-Italicnowāō—
12Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
13Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
14Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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