Where does “nanti” come from?
nanti (English) comes from Italian niente, from Italian neente, from Latin ne gentem — no person, no one.
nanti (English): No; not any
Ancestry of “nanti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | niente | nothing; anything; no, any |
| 2 | Italian | neente | Alternative form of niente |
| 3 | Latin | ne gentem | no person, no one |