Where does “nens” come from?

nens (Latin) comes from Latin neo, from Proto-Italic nēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nens (Latin): weaving

Definitions

  1. weaving

Ancestry of “nens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinneoI spin; weave, interlace, entwine; dative...
2Proto-Italicnēōspin, twine, twist
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
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