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Where 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

  1. murderer, killer; second-person singular future...

Ancestry of “necator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecō—
2Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
3Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “necator”

  • Necator
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