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Where does “Nuno” come from?
Nuno (Portuguese) comes from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
Ancestry of “Nuno”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
nonnus
monk; tutor; old person
2
Proto-Indo-European
nana-
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