Where does “nocument” come from?
nocument (English) comes from Latin nocumentum, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
nocument (English): harm; injury; detriment
Definitions
- harm; injury; detriment
Ancestry of “nocument”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nocumentum | harm, nuisance |
| 2 | Latin | noceō | to injure, do harm to, hurt, damage |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nokeō | harm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱéye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |