Where does “nūdus” come from?

nūdus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nūdus (Latin): unclothed, nude, naked

Definitions

  1. unclothed, nude, naked

Ancestry of “nūdus”, step by step

nūdus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic nogʷedos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
2Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Latin nōdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
2Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

via Proto-Indo-European nogʷós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “nūdus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →