Where does “nudeness” come from?
nudeness (English) comes from English nude, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nudeness (English): nudity
Ancestry of “nudeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | nude | Without clothing or other covering of the skin;... |
| 2 | Latin | nūdus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nogʷedos | naked |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷedós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |