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Where does “nidal” come from?

nidal (English) comes from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

nidal (English): Of or pertaining to nests; Of the uterus,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to nests; Of the uterus,...

Ancestry of “nidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnīdus—
2Proto-Italicnizdosnest
3Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nidal”

  • intranidal
  • extranidal
  • nidality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →