Where does “nop” come from?

nop (Portuguese) comes from English nope, from English ope, from Middle English ope, from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

nop (Portuguese): nope

Definitions

  1. nope

Ancestry of “nop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnopeNo; A negative reply, no; An intensely...
2EnglishopeOpen; To open
3Middle Englishopeopen
4Old Englishopenopen
5Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →