Where does “none” come from?
none (Old French) comes from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
none (Old French): noon; the ninth hour of the day, equivalent to...
Definitions
- noon; the ninth hour of the day, equivalent to...
Ancestry of “none”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nonna | nun |
| 2 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |
Words derived from “none”