Word Origins
Words starting with n
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| nay |
-adverb
Indian Sanskrit na means
‘not’. |
| nay sayer |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit na means
‘not’. |
| new |
-adjective
Indian Sanskrit word for it
is nava.
Latin novus derives
from it. us is just a suffix. The basic word is nov.
Spanish nuevo also
derives from it. |
| niche |
-noun
euskara (Basque) nitxo
(pronounced as nicho) means ‘alcove’. |
| nightingale |
-noun
Indian Tamil amma means
‘mother’.
Ladino ama derives
from it. Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic) drives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ’travel’. |
| nimble |
-adjective
Indian Sanskrit word for it
is laghu.
Greek elakhus derives
from it. |
| nishani |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu nishaan means ‘sign’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) nishani ‘sign’ derives from it. |
| nishani |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu nishaan means ‘sign’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) nishani ‘sign’ derives from it.
Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR. |
| no |
Indian Sanskrit na means
‘not’
English no derives
from it. |
| nobility |
-noun
Arabic word for it is nubl.
|
| noble |
-adjective
Arabic word for it is nabl. |
| noise |
-noun
Indian Tamil kalakkam
means ‘agitation’. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit kalakalah
means ‘noise’. ah is just a suffix for nouns.
This example is given to show
that there is very little difference between northern and southern Indian
languages. |
| norm |
-noun
Indian Urdu qaanoon means
‘law’, ‘rule’.
Arabic qaanoon ‘norm’
derives from it. |
| not |
Indian Sanskrit na means
‘not’
English not derives
from it. |
| novel |
-adjective
Indian Sanskrit nava means
‘new’. |
| novelty |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit nava means
‘new’. |
| November |
-noun
Ninth month of of the old 10-month
Roman calendar
Indian Sanskrit nava means
‘nine’.
English November
also derives from the above Indian word.
The old Roma calendar had 10
months. The Julian calendar was adopted in 45 B.C. with 12 months and 365 days.
|
| novena |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit nava means
‘nine’. |
| novice |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit nava means
‘new’. |
| nursemaid |
-noun
Indian Tamil amma means
‘mother’.
Ladino ama derives
from it. |
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