Where does “unnoxious” come from?
unnoxious (English) comes from English noxious, from Latin noxius, from Latin noxa, from Proto-Indo-European noks-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
unnoxious (English): Not noxious
Definitions
- Not noxious
Ancestry of “unnoxious”, step by step
unnoxious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English noxious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noxious | Harmful; injurious |
| 2 | Latin | noxius | Hurtful, harmful, injurious, noxious; Guilty,... |
| 3 | Latin | noxa | hurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noks- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |