Where does “none” come from?

none (Latin) comes from Latin nonus, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

none (Latin): vocative masculine singular of nōnus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of nōnus

Ancestry of “none”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonusninth
2Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
3LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
4Proto-Italicnowāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →