Where does “nec” come from?

nec (Aromanian) comes from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nec (Aromanian): I kill; I drown

Definitions

  1. I kill; I drown

Ancestry of “nec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecōto kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)
2Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
3Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic neks →
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