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Where does “nona-” come from?

nona- (English) comes from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nona- (English): API; nine

Definitions

  1. API; nine

Ancestry of “nona-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōnus—
2Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
3Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
4LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
5Proto-Italicnowāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nona-”

  • nonamer
  • nonagon
  • nonapeptide
  • nonameric
  • nonadecane
  • nonanucleotide
  • nonahydrate
  • nonavalent
  • nonaprenyl
  • nonadecanoic
  • nonachloride
  • nonaoxide
  • nonagram
  • nonadecamer
  • nonadecameric
  • nonadeca-
  • nonacoordinate
  • nonachlorobiphenyl
  • nonasyllabic
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