Where does “nonage” come from?
nonage (English) comes from Latin nonagium, from Latin nonus, 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.
nonage (English): The state of being under legal age; minority, the...
Definitions
- The state of being under legal age; minority, the...
Ancestry of “nonage”, step by step
nonage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin nonagium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nonagium | — |
| 2 | Latin | nonus | ninth |
| 3 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 4 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Anglo-Norman nounage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | nounage | — |