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Where does “nóin” come from?

nóin (Middle Irish) comes from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.

nóin (Middle Irish): ninth hour, nones; midafternoon, the period...

Definitions

  1. ninth hour, nones; midafternoon, the period...

Ancestry of “nóin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōna—
2Latinnōnus—
3Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
4Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
5LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
6Proto-Italicnowāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nóin”

  • nóinín
  • iarnóin
  • nóin
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