Where does “nocent” come from?

nocent (Latin) comes from Latin noceo, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nocent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

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  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “nocent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnoceoI injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
2Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
3Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →