Where does “nocuous” come from?

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

nocuous (English): Likely to cause harm or damage

Definitions

  1. Likely to cause harm or damage

Ancestry of “nocuous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnocuusharmful, noxious, pernicious
2Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
3Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
4Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nocuous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →