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Where does “perniciabilis” come from?

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

perniciabilis (Latin): destructive, ruinous, pernicious

Definitions

  1. destructive, ruinous, pernicious

Ancestry of “perniciabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperniciēs—
2Latinpernecō—
3Latinnecō—
4Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
5Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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