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Where does “nocumentum” come from?

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

nocumentum (Latin): harm, nuisance

Definitions

  1. harm, nuisance

Ancestry of “nocumentum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nocumentum”

  • nocument
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