Where does “noonmeat” come from?
noonmeat (English) comes from Old English nonmete, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō — new; to nod, assent to.
noonmeat (English): A midday meal
Ancestry of “noonmeat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | nonmete | — |
| 2 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 3 | Latin | nōna | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 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 |