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Where does “nixans” come from?

nixans (Latin) comes from Latin nīxor, from Latin nītor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nixans (Latin): with great effort

Definitions

  1. with great effort

Ancestry of “nixans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnīxor—
2Latinnītor—
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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