Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Social Sciences
  4. / Etymology
  5. / Word Origins, I - P
  6. / Word Origins, N

by wickedwillie on March 13th, 2005

wickedwillie

Question

Help answer this question below.

What's the origin of the word "noon"?

Share:
Other

Answers. 1 helpful answer below.

  • by MocaIL on March 27th, 2005

    MocaIL

    From Latin nona hora ‘ninth hour’, originally referring to the ninth hour from sunrise, i.e. approximately 3 p.m. (Mid day of the Roman day)

    Source: Compact Oxford dictionary

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading What's the origin of the word "noon"?

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

ANSWERBAG BUZZ

Origins of noon
Noon origin
Origin of the word noon
Origin of noon
What is the origin of the word noon
Origin noon
What are the origins of the word noon
Origin of word noon
Noon word origin
Origin of ketchup

Answerbag

a Demand Media company