Where does “nocivo” come from?

nocivo (Italian) comes from Latin nocīvus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nocivo (Italian): harmful, bad, noxious, injurious

Definitions

  1. harmful, bad, noxious, injurious

Ancestry of “nocivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnocīvushurtful, injurious, noxious
2Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
3Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
4Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nocivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →