Where does “nu” come from?

nu (Catalan) comes from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nu (Catalan): nude, naked; barren, bare

Definitions

  1. nude, naked; barren, bare

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
2Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →