nain

Middle French

noun

Definitions

dwarf

Etymology

Inherited from Old French nain inherited from Latin nānus derived from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (dwarf).

Origin

Ancient Greek

νᾶνος

Gloss

dwarf

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nanus Latin
nānus Latin
nano Italian
nain French
enano Spanish, Castilian
νᾶνος Ancient Greek
anão Portuguese
nain Old French
nana Esperanto
nano Esperanto
nan Catalan, Valencian
anano Galician
νάνος Greek (modern)
νανο- Greek (modern)
ננס Hebrew (modern)
nanu Asturian