noon- root words — words with the noon- root

The root noon- comes from Latin nona, meaning ninth hour. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including afternoon, afternoons, noon, noonday, noontime. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the noon- root

Explore words with noon- — words containing the noon- root and sharing its sense of "ninth hour". Examples include afternoon, afternoons, noon, noonday, noontime. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does noon- mean?

The noon- root means ninth hour, from Latin nona. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.