Where does “nidus” come from?

Nidus comes from Latin nidus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₁én.

nidus (English): An aggregate of neurons; A nest for insects or...

Definitions

  1. An aggregate of neurons; A nest for insects or...

Ancestry of “nidus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nidus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós →
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