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
Definitions
- daisy
Ancestry of “nóinín”, step by step
nóinín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish nóin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | nóin | nones; afternoon; noon |
| 2 | Middle Irish | nóin | ninth hour, nones; midafternoon, the period... |
| 3 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 4 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 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 |