Where does “nain” come from?

nain (Middle French) comes from Old French nain, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nain (Middle French): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “nain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnaindwarf; midget
2Latinnānusdwarf
3Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from Latin nānus →Every word from Old French nain →