Where does “seminex” come from?

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

seminex (Latin): half-dead

Definitions

  1. half-dead

Ancestry of “seminex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
2Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →