Where does “noyau” come from?

noyau (English) comes from French noyau, from Middle French noyau, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

noyau (English): A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central...

Definitions

  1. A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central...

Ancestry of “noyau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnoyaustone (of a fruit), pit (of a fruit)
2Middle Frenchnoyau
3Old FrenchnoelChristmas
4Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
5Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
6Latingnātus
7Proto-Italicgnātosborn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos