Where does “nuanse” come from?

nuanse (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nuance, from French nuancé, from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba, from Latin nūbēs — to cover.

nuanse (Afrikaans): nuance

Definitions

  1. nuance

Ancestry of “nuanse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnuancenuance, subtle distinction
2Frenchnuancépast participle of nuancer; nuanced
3Frenchnuerto match, match up
4Frenchnuefeminine singular of nu; cloud
5Middle Frenchnuecloud
6Old Frenchnuecloud
7Vulgar Latinnuba
8Latinnūbēscloud
9Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ-
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