nain

Old French

noun

Definitions

dwarf (mythical being)
midget

Etymology

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
nana Esperanto
nano Esperanto
nan Catalan, Valencian
anano Galician
νάνος Greek (modern)
νανο- Greek (modern)
nain Middle French
ננס Hebrew (modern)
nanu Asturian