Where does “nux” come from?

nux (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nux (Latin): A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...

Definitions

  1. A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...

Ancestry of “nux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicknuksnut
2Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →