Etymology

nonno

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Today it means: A grandfather, especially one with Italian ancestry. Full definition →

Italian nonno ← Late Latin nonnus ← Proto-Indo-European *nana-der.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nana-der.?
  2. Late Latinnonnus
  3. Italiannonno
  4. English todaynonno

Borrowed from Italian nonno.

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