Where does “nona” come from?
nona (Indonesian) comes from Ambonese Malay nona, from Portuguese dona, from Old Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
nona (Indonesian): miss
Definitions
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Ancestry of “nona”, step by step
nona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ambonese Malay nona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambonese Malay | nona | young lady |
| 2 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |