Where does “ni” come from?

ni (French) comes from Middle French ny, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ni (French): neither; nor

Definitions

  1. neither; nor

Ancestry of “ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnyneither; nor
2Old Frenchnépast participle of naistre; born
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →