Where does “nocīvus” come from?

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

nocīvus (Latin): hurtful, injurious, noxious

Definitions

  1. hurtful, injurious, noxious

Ancestry of “nocīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
2Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
3Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nocīvus”

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