Where does “nonna” come from?

nonna (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nonna (Medieval Latin): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “nonna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
2Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—

Words derived from “nonna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →