Where does “neuter” come from?
Neuter comes from Latin neuter, formed from Latin ne and Latin wed-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European kʷos and Proto-Indo-European ne.
neuter (English): Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor...
Definitions
- Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor...
Ancestry of “neuter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 2 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 3 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |