English
nonant
Nonant comes from Latin nōnus ‘ninth part of something, ninth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁néwn̥‘nine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁newn̥(n)ósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nowenos‘ninth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōnus‘ninth part of something, ninth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōnumaccusative singular of nōnus
- Englishtodaynonant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁néwn̥‘nine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁newn̥(n)ósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nowenos‘ninth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōnus‘ninth part of something, ninth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnōnumaccusative singular of nōnus
- Englishtodaynonant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’
through Latin nōnus ‘ninth part of something, ninth’
Today it means
noun One of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ / nonant