## Etymology
From Latin nonae ('the ninth'), feminine plural of nonus ('ninth'), from novem ('nine'), being the ninth day before the ides; the canonical-hour sense via Latin nona (hora) ('ninth hour').

## AI Etymology
Nones comes from Latin nonae ('the ninth'), feminine plural of nonus ('ninth'), from novem ('nine'), being the ninth day before the ides; the canonical-hour sense via Latin nona (hora) ('ninth hour'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the ninth day before the ides in the Roman calendar; a midday canonical hour", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin nonae and Latin novem. Related words include noon, nine.

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