Where does “nocuo” come from?

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

nocuo (Italian): harmful, injurious, noxious

Definitions

  1. harmful, injurious, noxious

Ancestry of “nocuo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnocuusharmful, noxious, pernicious
2Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
3Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
4Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
5Proto-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 →