Where does “noceō” come from?

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

noceō (Latin): to injure, do harm to, hurt, damage

Definitions

  1. to injure, do harm to, hurt, damage

Ancestry of “noceō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
2Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “noceō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →