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Where does “noun” come from?

noun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman nom.

noun (Middle English): noun; An appellation

Definitions

  1. noun; An appellation

Ancestry of “noun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normannom—

Words derived from “noun”

  • non
  • none
  • nobody
  • noon
  • nowhere
  • noun
  • na
  • pronoun
  • noonday
  • nohow
  • noontime
  • noone
  • naw
  • noons
  • Nones
  • nooning
  • nobbut
  • nowhither
  • natheless
  • noplace
  • nuncheon
  • Nowheresville
  • nooner
  • nonesuch
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