Where does “nequeo” come from?

nequeo (Latin) comes from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

nequeo (Latin): I am unable; I cannot

Definitions

  1. I am unable; I cannot

Ancestry of “nequeo”, step by step

nequeo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin eō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
2Proto-ItaliceōI go
3Proto-Italicejō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Latin neque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnequenot; and not, also not
2Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “nequeo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →
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