Where does “nus” come from?

nus (French) comes from French nu, from Middle French nu, from Old French nu, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nus (French): masculine plural of nu

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of nu

Ancestry of “nus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnunaked, nude; bare; nu
2Middle Frenchnunaked
3Old Frenchnunaked
4Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
5Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
6Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →
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