Where does “pernecō” come from?

pernecō (Latin) comes from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

pernecō (Latin): to kill, slay outright

Definitions

  1. to kill, slay outright

Ancestry of “pernecō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecōto kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)
2Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
3Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “pernecō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic neks →