Where does “nonno” come from?

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

nonno (Italian): grandfather; grandparents

Definitions

  1. grandfather; grandparents

Ancestry of “nonno”, step by step

nonno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nonnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
2Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—

via Late Latin nonnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnonnusmonk; old person; monk; tutor

Words derived from “nonno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →