Where does “nona” come from?

nona (Portuguese) comes from Venetian nona, from Late Latin nonna — nun, tutor.

nona (Portuguese): feminine singular of nono; grandmother; nun

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of nono; grandmother; nun

Ancestry of “nona”, step by step

nona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Venetian nona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiannonagrandmother
2Late Latinnonnanun, tutor

via Old Portuguese nona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenona—

Words derived from “nona”

Every word from Late Latin nonna →Every word from Venetian nona →