Where does “nocuousness” come from?
nocuousness (English) comes from English nocuous, from Latin nocuus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
nocuousness (English): The condition of being nocuous
Definitions
- The condition of being nocuous
Ancestry of “nocuousness”, step by step
nocuousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nocuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nocuous | Likely to cause harm or damage |
| 2 | Latin | nocuus | harmful, noxious, pernicious |
| 3 | Latin | noceō | to injure, do harm to, hurt, damage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokeō | harm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱéye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |