Where does “nevus” come from?

Nevus comes from Latin naevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵenh₁-.

nevus (English): Any of a number of different, usually benign,...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of different, usually benign,...

Ancestry of “nevus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
2Latingnaevus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nevus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós →Every word from Latin gnaevus →