Where does “nequiens” come from?

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

nequiens (Latin): powerless

Definitions

  1. powerless

Ancestry of “nequiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnequeoI am unable; I cannot
2Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
3Proto-ItaliceōI go
4Proto-Italicejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →