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norte m. (Noun) "north" Late 15th cent. Borrowed from Old French nort 'id.,' borrowed from Old English norþ (north). From Proto-Germanic *nurþera- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥r-tero- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian norte, Portuguese norte, Galician norte, Catalan nord, French nord, Italian nord, Romanian nord Italic Oscan nertrak "left," Umbrian nertru 'id.' Germanic Old Norse norðr "north," Middle High German norder "north," English north Hellenic Ancient Greek ἔνεροι (éneroi) "those below, Tocharian B ñor "below" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Kroonen, G. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
nos (Personal Pronoun) "(to) us" 10th cent. From Latin nos "we," "us." From Proto-Italic *nōs 'id.' Taken from the accusative in Proto-Indo-European *nōs 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian nós, Portuguese nós, Galician nós, Catalan nós, French nous, Italian noi, Aromanian noi, Romanian noi, Sardinian nois Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
nosotros (Personal Pronoun) "we" 14th cent. From Old Spanish nós "we" and otros "others." See nos and otro respectively. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
nota f. (Noun) "note;" "grade" 13th cent. From Latin nota "note." Probably originally meaning "sign" or "signal," as notare meant "to mark" (in order to be noticed). Of unknown origin. Indo-European Romance Portuguese nota, French note Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
noticia f. (Noun) "message;" "news," "piece of news" 13th cent. From Latin notitia "fame," "notice." From notus "known," the passive participle of noscere "to know" (see conocer for further etymology). Indo-European Romance Portuguese notícia, French notice Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
noviembre m. (Noun) "November" 13th cent. From Latin novembrem, accusative of november 'id.' From *novem membris "of the ninth month." From novem "nine" (see nueve) and mensis "month" (see mes). Indo-European Romance Asturian noviembre, Galician novembro, Portuguese novembro, Catalan novembre, French novembre, Italian novembre, Aromanian nuembru, Romanian noiembrie
novio (Noun) "romantic partner;" (masc.) "groom" 13th cent. From Vulgar Latin novius "newlywed," from Latin novus "new" (see nuevo). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
nudo (1) (Adjective) "naked" 13th cent. From Latin nudus 'id.' From Proto-Italic *noweþo- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *nog^w-od^ho- 'id.,' derived from *nog^ws 'id.' Indo-European Celtic Old Irish nocht "naked," Middle Welsh noeth 'id.,' Old Breton noit 'id.,' Cornish noeth 'id.' Germanic Gothic naqaþs "naked," Old Norse nøkkviðr "naked," Old High German nackot "naked," Old English nacod 'id.' (English naked) Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic nagъ "naked," Russian nagój 'id.,' Czech nahý 'id.,' Polish nagi 'id.,' Slovene nȃg 'id.,' Old Prussian nognan "leather," Lithuanian núogas "naked," Latvian nuôgs 'id.' Armenian Armenian merk "naked" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit nagná- "naked," Young Avestan maɣna- 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
nudo (2) m. (Noun) "knot" 13th cent. From Vulgar Latin *nudus 'id.,' from Latin nodus 'id.' The sound change from -o- to -u- is not understood. From Proto-Italic *nōdo- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *neh₃-do- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian nudu, Catalan nu, French nœud, Italian nodo, Romanian nod, Aromanian nod, Sardinian nou Italic Latin nassa "wicker basket fish trap" Celtic Old Irish nascaid "to bind," Middle Breton nasca 'id.' Germanic Gothic nati "net," Old Norse net 'id.,' Old High German nezzi 'id.,' Old Saxon netti 'id.,' English net Albanian Albanian nyje "knot" (borrowed from Vulgar Latin *nudus/i> 'id.') Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
nuestro (Possessive Pronoun) "our," "ours" 12th cent. From Latin nostrum, accusative case of noster 'id.' From Proto-Italic *nos-tero- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *n̥s-tero- 'id.,' from *nōs- "us" and comparative suffix *-tero- (see -tr-). Variants Zamora nueso, probably a modern reflex of nuesso (14th cent.). Indo-European Romance Asturian nuesu, Portuguese nosso, Galician noso, Catalan nostre, French notre, Italian nostro, Aromanian nostru, Romanian nostru, Sardinian nostru Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.