Where does “nocif” come from?
nocif (French) comes from Latin nocīvus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
nocif (French): harmful, bad for one's health
Definitions
- harmful, bad for one's health
Ancestry of “nocif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nocīvus | — |
| 2 | Latin | noceō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nokeō | harm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱéye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
Words derived from “nocif”