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Where does “nun” come from?

nun (Romanian) comes from Late Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

nun (Romanian): the godfather at a wedding

Definitions

  1. the godfather at a wedding

Ancestry of “nun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnonnusmonk; old person; monk; tutor
2Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →