Where does “nana” come from?

nana (Italian) comes from Italian nano, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nana (Italian): feminine singular of nano; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of nano; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “nana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannanodwarfish; dwarf, midget; shorty
2Latinnānusdwarf
3Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

Words derived from “nana”

Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from Latin nānus →Every word from Italian nano →