Where does “nonno” come from?

nonno (English) comes from Italian nonno, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nonno (English): A person's grandfather

Definitions

  1. A person's grandfather

Ancestry of “nonno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannonnograndfather; grandparents
2Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
3Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Italian nonno →