Where does “nocent” come from?

nocent (English) comes from Middle English nocent, from Latin nocēns, from Latin nocēre.

nocent (English): Causing injury; harmful; guilty; not innocent;...

Definitions

  1. Causing injury; harmful; guilty; not innocent;...

Ancestry of “nocent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnocentguilty
2Latinnocēnsinjuring, doing harm, hurting
3Latinnocēre—

Words derived from “nocent”

Every word from Latin nocēre →Every word from Latin nocēns →Every word from Middle English nocent →