Where does “nuance” come from?
nuance (French) comes from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba, from Latin nūbēs, from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- — to cover.
nuance (French): past participle of nuancer; nuanced
Definitions
- past participle of nuancer; nuanced
Ancestry of “nuance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | nuer | — |
| 2 | French | nue | feminine singular of nu; cloud |
| 3 | Middle French | nue | — |
| 4 | Old French | nue | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nuba | — |
| 6 | Latin | nūbēs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |
Words derived from “nuance”