Where does “nionyn” come from?
nionyn (Welsh) comes from Middle English oinyon, from Anglo-Norman union, from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
nionyn (Welsh): onion (Allium, esp. Allium cepa)
Definitions
- onion (Allium, esp. Allium cepa)
Ancestry of “nionyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | oinyon | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | union | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |