Where does “énuquer” come from?

énuquer (French) comes from French nuque, from Italian nuca, from Spanish nuca, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

énuquer (French): to break one's neck

Definitions

  1. to break one's neck

Ancestry of “énuquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnuquenape, back of the neck
2Italiannucanape, back of the neck
3Spanishnucanape, back of the neck
4Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
5Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord
Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →Every word from Spanish nuca →