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Where does “nocive” come from?

nocive (English) comes from Latin nocīvus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nocive (English): Hurtful, injurious

Definitions

  1. Hurtful, injurious

Ancestry of “nocive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnocīvus—
2Latinnoceō—
3Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
4Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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