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Where does “nece” come from?

nece (Middle English) comes from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

nece (Middle English): A niece; A woman member of one's family or...

Definitions

  1. A niece; A woman member of one's family or...

Ancestry of “nece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnicesimple, foolish
2Latinnesciusunaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable
3Latinnesciō—
4Latinsciō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
6Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “nece”

  • niece
  • grandniece
  • stepniece
  • niecely
  • great-niece
  • step-niece
  • nieceless
  • nieceship
  • niece fucker
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