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Where does “necaturus” come from?

necaturus (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.

necaturus (Latin): about to kill, about to murder; about to thwart,...

Definitions

  1. about to kill, about to murder; about to thwart,...

Ancestry of “necaturus”, step by step

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