Where does “nociva” come from?
nociva (Ido) comes from Italian nocivo, from Latin nocīvus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
nociva (Ido): harmful, detrimental, noxious, damaging
Definitions
- harmful, detrimental, noxious, damaging
Ancestry of “nociva”, step by step
nociva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian nocivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nocivo | harmful, bad, noxious, injurious |
| 2 | Latin | nocīvus | hurtful, injurious, noxious |
| 3 | Latin | noceō | to injure, do harm to, hurt, damage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokeō | harm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱéye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
via French nocif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nocif | harmful, bad for one's health |
via Spanish nocivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nocivo | noxious; harmful |