Where does “naevius” come from?

naevius (Latin) comes from Latin naevus, from Latin gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naevius (Latin): that has moles on his body

Definitions

  1. that has moles on his body

Ancestry of “naevius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
2Latingnaevus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naevius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwósEvery word from Latin gnaevus