英语词汇noon的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

noon. Why does noon derive from the Latin nono, meaning “nine”? Noon actually first meant the ninth hour of the day— counted from sunrise, which comes at 6 a.m. on the average. Noon was thus at 3 p.m., halfway between midday and sunset, or the middle of the afternoon. Early in the 13th century the meaning of noon began to change from 3 p.m., or the middle of the afternoon, to 12 o’clock, or the middle of the day itself, pos- sibly because it was a handy word to apply to the time when the midday meal was eaten.

词汇	noon
词源	noon. Why does noon derive from the Latin nono, meaning “nine”? Noon actually first meant the ninth hour of the day— counted from sunrise, which comes at 6 a.m. on the average. Noon was thus at 3 p.m., halfway between midday and sunset, or the middle of the afternoon. Early in the 13th century the meaning of noon began to change from 3 p.m., or the middle of the afternoon, to 12 o’clock, or the middle of the day itself, pos- sibly because it was a handy word to apply to the time when the midday meal was eaten.
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