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

  1. Anything that exerts a harmful influence, such as...

Ancestry of “noxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoxahurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime
2Proto-Indo-Europeannoks-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noks- →Every word from Latin noxa →