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

  1. feminine plural of nano; plural of nana

Ancestry of “nane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannanafeminine singular of nano; female equivalent of...
2Italiannanodwarfish; dwarf, midget; shorty
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from Latin nānus →Every word from Italian nano →