Where does “nuisible” come from?
nuisible (French) comes from Old French nuisable, from French nuire, from Vulgar Latin nocere, from Latin nocēre.
nuisible (French): harmful, damaging, injurious
Definitions
- harmful, damaging, injurious
Ancestry of “nuisible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | nuisable | — |
| 2 | French | nuire | to harm, to spoil |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nocere | present active infinitive of noceō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | nocēre | — |
Words derived from “nuisible”