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Where does “noce” come from?

noce (Italian) comes from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

noce (Italian): walnut; nut; nut lock

Definitions

  1. walnut; nut; nut lock

Ancestry of “noce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
2Proto-Italicknuks—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “noce”

  • nocepesca
  • nocepesco
  • nocino
  • pescanoce
  • pesconoce
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