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Where does “enecans” come from?

enecans (Latin) comes from Latin enecō, from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

enecans (Latin): killing

Definitions

  1. killing

Ancestry of “enecans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinenecō—
2Latinnecō—
3Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
4Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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