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

  1. not; do not; have not; non-; isn't it? right?

Ancestry of “não”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitannon—
2Latinnōnnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “não”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →