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
- Any of a number of different, usually benign,...
Ancestry of “nevus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | naevus | birthmark; mole |
| 2 | Latin | gnaevus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁iwós | native |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “nevus”