Where does “noix” come from?
noix (French) comes from Old French nois, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
noix (French): walnut; nut
Definitions
- walnut; nut
Ancestry of “noix”, step by step
noix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French nois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | nois | nut |
| 2 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | knuks | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via Proto-Tai *noːjꟲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *noːjꟲ | — |