Where does “não” come from?
não (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
não (Portuguese): not; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right?
Definitions
- not; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right?
Ancestry of “não”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | non | — |
| 2 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |