Where does “ñoño” come from?

ñoño (Spanish) comes from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

ñoño (Spanish): senile; whiny; pathetic

Definitions

  1. senile; whiny; pathetic

Ancestry of “ñoño”, step by step

ñoño traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nōnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōnusninth
2Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
3Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
4LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
5Proto-Italicnowāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Late Latin nonnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnonnusmonk; old person; monk; tutor
2Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—

Words derived from “ñoño”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →