Where does “numen” come from?

numen (Spanish) comes from Latin nūmen, from Latin nuo, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

numen (Spanish): numen; muse

Definitions

  1. numen; muse

Ancestry of “numen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūmena nod of the head
2LatinnuoI nod
3Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Latin nuo →Every word from Latin nūmen →
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