Where does “nóinín” come from?
nóinín (Irish) comes from Irish nóin, from Middle Irish nóin, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō — new; to nod, assent to.
nóinín (Irish): daisy
Ancestry of “nóinín”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | nóin | nones; afternoon; noon |
| 2 | Middle Irish | nóin | ninth hour, nones; midafternoon, the period... |
| 3 | Latin | nōna | — |
| 4 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 6 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |