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Where does “nonna” come from?

nonna (Neapolitan) comes from Late Latin nonna — nun, tutor.

nonna (Neapolitan): grandmother; beddy-bye

Definitions

  1. grandmother; beddy-bye

Ancestry of “nonna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnonnanun, tutor
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