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

  1. nor; and not, not; neither

Ancestry of “nec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnequenot; and not, also not
2Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “nec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →