Where does “nowhither” come from?
nowhither (English) comes from English no, from Middle English noo, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem — new; to nod, assent to.
nowhither (English): nowhere; to no place; For more quotations using...
Definitions
- nowhere; to no place; For more quotations using...
Ancestry of “nowhither”, step by step
nowhither traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English no
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | no | Not any; Hardly any; Not any possibility or... |
| 2 | Middle English | noo | — |
| 3 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 5 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 6 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 7 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 8 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 9 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |