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Where does “nidificate” come from?

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

nidificate (English): To make or build a nest

Definitions

  1. To make or build a nest

Ancestry of “nidificate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnidificatus
2Latinnīdificō—
3Latinnīdus—
4Proto-Italicnizdosnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →