Where does “nã” come from?
nã (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese na, from Old Portuguese ena, from Old Portuguese a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
nã (Portuguese): Eye dialect spelling of não
Definitions
- Eye dialect spelling of não
Ancestry of “nã”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | na | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ena | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | a | to; towards; Alternative spelling of á |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |