Where does “necō” come from?

necō (Latin) comes from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

necō (Latin): to kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)

Definitions

  1. to kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)

Ancestry of “necō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
2Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “necō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic neks →