Nution
/ˈnjuːʃən/noun
The act or motion of nodding.
Did you know?Nution comes from the same Latin family as words describing nodding or bending movements, including the astronomical term “nutation,” the slight wobble of Earth’s axis.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*neu-
“To nod, signal, or make a suggestive movement.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūtāre
“To nod repeatedly, sway, or give a sign by nodding.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūtātiō
“A nodding, swaying, or oscillating motion.”
17th Century
English
nution
“The act of nodding; a nodding motion.”
Modern English
English
nution
“An obsolete or rare term for nodding.”