Where does “nocive” come from?

nocive (Italian) 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.

nocive (Italian): feminine plural of nocivo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of nocivo

Ancestry of “nocive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannocivoharmful, bad, noxious, injurious
2Latinnocīvushurtful, injurious, noxious
3Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
4Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
5Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →