Where does “Nô-en” come from?
Nô-en (Vietnamese) comes from French Noël, from Middle French Noël, from Old French noel, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Nô-en (Vietnamese): Christmas
Ancestry of “Nô-en”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Noël | API; huzzah, hurrah |
| 2 | Middle French | Noël | Christmas |
| 3 | Old French | noel | Christmas |
| 4 | Latin | nātālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |