Where does “nudity” come from?
Nudity derives from French nudité, from Latin nuditas, from Proto-Indo-European -it-, a suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives.
nudity (English): The state or quality of being without clothing on...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being without clothing on...
Ancestry of “nudity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “nudity”