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Where does “noxia” come from?

noxia (Latin) comes from Latin noxius, from Latin noxa, from Proto-Indo-European noks-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

noxia (Latin): Hurt, harm, damage, injury; An injurious act,...

Definitions

  1. Hurt, harm, damage, injury; An injurious act,...

Ancestry of “noxia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnoxiusHurtful, harmful, injurious, noxious; Guilty,...
2Latinnoxahurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime
3Proto-Indo-Europeannoks-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “noxia”

  • obnoxious
  • obnoxiously
  • obnoxiousness
  • unobnoxious
  • obnoxius
  • obnoxiosus
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