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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
3Latinnoceō—
4Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
5Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “innocu”

  • innòcuament
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