Where does “nonna” come from?
nonna (English) comes from Italian nonna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
nonna (English): grandmother
Ancestry of “nonna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | nonna | grandmother, granny |
| 2 | Latin | nonna | nun |
| 3 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |