Where does “nucelle” come from?

nucelle (French) comes from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nucelle (French): little nut

Definitions

  1. little nut

Ancestry of “nucelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
2Proto-Italicknuksnut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nucelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Italic knuks →
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