Etymology Explorer › LatinWhere does “necator” come from? necator (Latin) comes from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
necator (Latin): murderer, killer; second-person singular future...
Definitions murderer, killer; second-person singular future... Ancestry of “necator”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Latin necō to kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger) 2 Latin nex murder, slaughter, killing; violent death 3 Proto-Italic neks death, slaughter 4 Proto-Indo-European neḱs death 5 Proto-Indo-European neḱ- to perish, disappear
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