Where does “nonnaggine” come from?

nonnaggine (Italian) comes from Italian nonna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nonnaggine (Italian): the state or condition of being a grandmother

Definitions

  1. the state or condition of being a grandmother

Ancestry of “nonnaggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannonnagrandmother, granny
2Latinnonnanun
3Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
4Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Latin nonna →