Where does “nuke” come from?

nuke (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

nuke (Middle English): spinal cord

Definitions

  1. spinal cord

Ancestry of “nuke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
2Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord
Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →