Where does “nane” come from?
nane (Italian) comes from Italian nana, from Italian nano, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.
nane (Italian): feminine plural of nano; plural of nana
Definitions
- feminine plural of nano; plural of nana
Ancestry of “nane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | nana | feminine singular of nano; female equivalent of... |
| 2 | Italian | nano | dwarfish; dwarf, midget; shorty |
| 3 | Latin | nānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νᾶνος | dwarf |