Where does “nougaty” come from?
nougaty (English) comes from English nougat, from French nougat, from Occitan nougat, from Old Occitan nogat, from Old Occitan noga, from Vulgar Latin nuca, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks — to arise, begin.
nougaty (English): Resembling or characteristic of nougat
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of nougat
Ancestry of “nougaty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nougat | A confection of honey or sugar and roasted nuts,... |
| 2 | French | nougat | nougat |
| 3 | Occitan | nougat | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | nogat | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | noga | nut |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nuca | — |
| 7 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | knuks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |