Where does “trisnonno” come from?

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

trisnonno (Italian): great-great-grandfather; great-great-grandparents

Definitions

  1. great-great-grandfather; great-great-grandparents

Ancestry of “trisnonno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannonnograndfather; grandparents
2Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
3Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →