Where does “nē” come from?
nē (Latin) comes from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nē (Latin): no; not
Definitions
- no; not
Ancestry of “nē”, step by step
nē traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin gēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |