Where does “no” come from?

no (Old Occitan) comes from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

no (Old Occitan): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōnnot
2Old Latinnoenum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →
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