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Where does “noel” come from?

noel (Old French) comes from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

noel (Old French): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “noel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātālis—
2Latinnātus—
3Latingnātus—
4Proto-Italicgnātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “noel”

  • Noel
  • Nowell
  • Noel
  • Nowel
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