Where does “nene” come from?
nene (Mauritian Creole) comes from French nez, from Middle French nez, from Old French nés, from Latin nāsus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
nene (Mauritian Creole): nose
Ancestry of “nene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nez | nose; Someone who invents perfumes |
| 2 | Middle French | nez | nose |
| 3 | Old French | nés | nose; inflection of nef:
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| 4 | Latin | nāsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |