Where does “nude” come from?

nude (English) comes from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nude (English): Without clothing or other covering of the skin;...

Definitions

  1. Without clothing or other covering of the skin;...

Ancestry of “nude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
2Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →