Where does “enectus” come from?

enectus (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.

enectus (Latin): killed

Definitions

  1. killed

Ancestry of “enectus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinenecōto kill, slay
2Latinnecōto kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)
3Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
4Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic neks →