Where does “prynhawniau” come from?
prynhawniau (Welsh) comes from Welsh prynhawn, from Welsh nawn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō — new; to nod, assent to.
Ancestry of “prynhawniau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | prynhawn | afternoon, evening |
| 2 | Welsh | nawn | noon; first-person plural future of gwneud;... |
| 3 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 4 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 5 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 6 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |