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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

Definitions

  1. nudity

Ancestry of “nudeness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnudeWithout clothing or other covering of the skin;...
2Latinnūdus—
3Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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