Where does “none” come from?
Nones comes from Latin nonus, meaning ninth, derived from Latin novem meaning nine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European new- meaning new.
none (English): Not any of a given number or group; Not any; no;...
Definitions
- Not any of a given number or group; Not any; no;...
Ancestry of “none”, step by step
none traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English none
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 3 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 4 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 5 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 6 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via French none
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | none | — |