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Where does “dénuder” come from?

dénuder (Middle French) comes from Latin dēnūdāre, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Ancestry of “dénuder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēnūdāre—
2Latinnūdus—
3Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “dénuder”

  • denude
  • denuder
  • denudement
  • thermodenuder
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