Where does “noier” come from?

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

noier (Old French): to hurt; to harm; to damage; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to harm; to damage; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “noier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecōto kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger)
2Latinnexmurder, slaughter, killing; violent death
3Proto-Italicneksdeath, slaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “noier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic neks →