Where does “nec-aiare” come from?
nec-aiare (Latin) comes from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
Ancestry of “nec-aiare”, step by step
nec-aiare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin nec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 2 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Latin aiere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aiere | present active infinitive of āiō; to say |