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Where does “nesso” come from?

nesso (Italian) comes from Latin nexus, from Latin necto, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

nesso (Italian): connection; link; nexus

Definitions

  1. connection; link; nexus

Ancestry of “nesso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnexusbound, tied, fastened, connected, interwoven,...
2LatinnectoI bind, tie, fasten, connect, interweave, attach;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “nesso”

  • nessile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →