Where does “nono” come from?

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

nono (Mòcheno): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “nono”, step by step

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