Where does “nū̆cleus” come from?

nū̆cleus (Latin) comes from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

nū̆cleus (Latin): (small) nut

Definitions

  1. (small) nut

Ancestry of “nū̆cleus”, step by step

nū̆cleus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nuculea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Latin nux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
2Proto-Italicknuksnut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nū̆cleus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →