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Where does “nōn” come from?

nōn (Old English) 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.

nōn (Old English): noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour

Definitions

  1. noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour

Ancestry of “nōn”, 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 “nōn”

  • non
  • none
  • nobody
  • noon
  • nowhere
  • nonsense
  • na
  • nonprofit
  • nonlinear
  • nonverbal
  • nonexistent
  • nonfiction
  • nonviolent
  • nonhuman
  • nongovernmental
  • nonspecific
  • noonday
  • noncompliance
  • noninvasive
  • nonviolence
  • nontraditional
  • nondescript
  • nonzero
  • nonsensical
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