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Where does “nucament” come from?

nucament (English) comes from Latin nucamenta, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nucament (English): A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the...

Definitions

  1. A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the...

Ancestry of “nucament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnucamentafir cones
2LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
3Proto-Italicknuks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nucament”

  • nucamentaceous
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