Where does “nuancé” come from?
nuancé (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.
nuancé (French): past participle of nuancer; nuanced
Definitions
- past participle of nuancer; nuanced
Ancestry of “nuancé”, step by step
nuancé traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French nuer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nuer | to match, match up |
| 2 | French | nue | feminine singular of nu; cloud |
| 3 | Middle French | nue | cloud |
| 4 | Old French | nue | cloud |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nuba | — |
| 6 | Latin | nūbēs | cloud |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |
via Swedish nyans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nyans | shade; hue; a certain part in a spectrum of... |
via Middle French nuance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nuance | — |