Where does “nuanco” come from?
nuanco (Esperanto) comes from English nuance, from French nuancé, from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba, from Latin nūbēs — to cover.
nuanco (Esperanto): nuance
Definitions
- nuance
Ancestry of “nuanco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nuance | A minor distinction; Subtlety or fine detail; To... |
| 2 | French | nuancé | past participle of nuancer; nuanced |
| 3 | French | nuer | to match, match up |
| 4 | French | nue | feminine singular of nu; cloud |
| 5 | Middle French | nue | cloud |
| 6 | Old French | nue | cloud |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | nuba | — |
| 8 | Latin | nūbēs | cloud |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |