Where does “nicchia” come from?
nicchia (Italian) comes from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
nicchia (Italian): niche; cavity, hollow; third-person singular...
Definitions
- niche; cavity, hollow; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “nicchia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nīdus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |