Where does “noous” come from?

noous (Old French) comes from Latin nōdōsus, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

Ancestry of “noous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōdōsusknotty, knobby
2Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “noous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Latin nōdōsus →