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Where does “nimis” come from?

nimis (Latin) comes from Latin ne-, from Indo-European *né.

nimis (Latin): too, too much, excessively

Definitions

  1. too, too much, excessively

Ancestry of “nimis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinne-absolutely negates the principal meaning
2Indo-European*né—

Words derived from “nimis”

  • nimiety
  • nimious
  • nimietas
  • nimius
  • nimio
  • nimiedad
  • nimio
Every word from Indo-European *né →