Where does “nonne” come from?
nonne (French) comes from Old French none, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
nonne (French): nun
Ancestry of “nonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | none | noon; the ninth hour of the day, equivalent to... |
| 2 | Latin | nonna | nun |
| 3 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |