Where does “nonain” come from?

nonain (Old French) comes from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nonain (Old French): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “nonain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonnanun
2Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
3Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Latin nonna →
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