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Where does “nex” come from?

nex (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nex (Latin): murder, slaughter, killing; violent death

Definitions

  1. murder, slaughter, killing; violent death

Ancestry of “nex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nex”

  • pernicious
  • perniciously
  • perniciousness
  • pernicity
  • seminex
  • perniciabilis
  • pernicies
  • perniciosus
  • pernicioso
  • pernicie
  • pernicioso
  • perniciosità
  • perniciosamente
  • pernicieux
  • pernicieusement
  • perniciosamente
  • pernicioso
  • pernicios
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