Where does “nu” come from?

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

nu (Middle French): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnunaked
2Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
3Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →