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Where does “noxitudo” come from?

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

noxitudo (Latin): guilt, offence, crime

Definitions

  1. guilt, offence, crime

Ancestry of “noxitudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoxahurt, harm, injury; fault, offence, crime
2Proto-Indo-Europeannoks-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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