Where does “nain” come from?

nain (French) comes from Old French nain, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nain (French): dwarf; gnome

Definitions

  1. dwarf; gnome

Ancestry of “nain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnaindwarf; midget
2Latinnānusdwarf
3Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

Words derived from “nain”

Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from Latin nānus →Every word from Old French nain →
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