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Where does “nei” come from?

nei (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European néy, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

nei (Old Latin): genitive singular of neon

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of neon

Ancestry of “nei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéynot
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “nei”

  • quid ni
  • quidni
  • nisi
  • ni
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →