Where does “Nos Galan” come from?
Nos Galan (Welsh) comes from Welsh nos, from Middle Welsh nos, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Nos Galan (Welsh): New Year's Eve
Definitions
- New Year's Eve
Ancestry of “Nos Galan”, step by step
Nos Galan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh nos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | nos | night |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | nos | — |
| 3 | Latin | nox | night; darkness; a dream |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Welsh calan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | calan | first day of the month, calends |
| 2 | Latin | kalendae | the calends, the first day of the month |
| 3 | Latin | calandae | nominative feminine plural of calandus; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |