Where does “noxa” come from?
noxa (English) comes from Latin noxa, from Proto-Indo-European noks-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
noxa (English): Anything that exerts a harmful influence, such as...
Definitions
- Anything that exerts a harmful influence, such as...
Ancestry of “noxa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | noxa | hurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | noks- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |