Where does “noonish” come from?
noonish (English) comes from English noon, from Middle English noen, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo — new; to nod, assent to.
noonish (English): Any time close to noon; midday or thereabouts
Definitions
- Any time close to noon; midday or thereabouts
Ancestry of “noonish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | noon | The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise;... |
| 2 | Middle English | noen | — |
| 3 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 4 | Latin | nōna | — |
| 5 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 7 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 8 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |