Where does “Noel” come from?
Noel (Ladino) comes from Turkish Noel, from French noël, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Noel (Ladino): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “Noel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Noel | Christmas (Christian holiday) |
| 2 | French | noël | Christmas gift; Christmas song; melody of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 4 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 5 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |