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Where does “numinously” come from?

numinously (English) comes from English numinous, from Latin nūmen, from Latin nuo, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

numinously (English): In a numinous manner

Definitions

  1. In a numinous manner

Ancestry of “numinously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnuminousOf or relating to a numen ; indicating the...
2Latinnūmen—
3LatinnuoI nod
4Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →