Where does “innocu” come from?

innocu (Catalan) comes from Latin innocuus, from Latin nocuus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

innocu (Catalan): innocuous, harmless

Definitions

  1. innocuous, harmless

Ancestry of “innocu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnocuusharmless
2Latinnocuusharmful, noxious, pernicious
3Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
4Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
5Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “innocu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →