Where does “nonshench” come from?
nonshench (Middle English) comes from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō — new; to nod, assent to.
Ancestry of “nonshench”, step by step
nonshench traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English none
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 3 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 4 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 5 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 6 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Middle English shench
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | shench | — |