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Where does “nu” come from?

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

nu (Old French): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nu”

  • nu
  • nuage
  • nuement
  • nûment
  • nuée
  • nus
  • nuageux
  • nuageusement
  • nue
  • ennuager
  • nuy
  • nus
  • nue
  • nu
  • nud
  • nwaj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →