noon- root words — words with the noon- root

The root noon- comes from Latin nona, meaning ninth hour. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including afternoon, afternoons, noon, forenoon, 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, forenoon, 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.