Where does “nec” come from?
nec (Latin) comes from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
nec (Latin): nor; and not, not; neither
Definitions
- nor; and not, not; neither
Ancestry of “nec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |