Where does “innocuus” come from?

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

innocuus (Latin): harmless

Definitions

  1. harmless

Ancestry of “innocuus”, 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

Words derived from “innocuus”

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