Etymology

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Today it means: Of ninth rank or order. Full definition →

Latin nōnārius ← Proto-Italic *nowenos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁néwn̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁newn̥(n)ós
  3. Proto-Italic*nowenos
  4. Latinnōnus
  5. Latinnōnārius
  6. English todaynonary

From the Latin nōnārius, from nōnus (“ninth”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).

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