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Where does “nassa” come from?

nassa (Latin) comes from Old Latin nasta, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

nassa (Latin): a narrow-necked basket for catching fish, weel; a...

Definitions

  1. a narrow-necked basket for catching fish, weel; a...

Ancestry of “nassa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinnasta—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “nassa”

  • nasa
  • nassa
  • nasse
  • nasa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →