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Where does “prynhawn” come from?

prynhawn (Welsh) comes from Welsh nawn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti — new; to nod, assent to.

prynhawn (Welsh): afternoon, evening

Definitions

  1. afternoon, evening

Ancestry of “prynhawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshnawnnoon; first-person plural future of gwneud;...
2Latinnōna—
3Latinnōnus—
4Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
5Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
6LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
7Proto-Italicnowāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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