Where does “noxiousness” come from?
noxiousness (English) comes from English noxious, from Latin noxius, from Latin noxa, from Proto-Indo-European noks-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
noxiousness (English): the state of being noxious
Definitions
- the state of being noxious
Ancestry of “noxiousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | noxious | Harmful; injurious |
| 2 | Latin | noxius | Hurtful, harmful, injurious, noxious; Guilty,... |
| 3 | Latin | noxa | hurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noks- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |