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Where does “neũu” come from?

neũu (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin nec unus, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

neũu (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of niun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of niun

Ancestry of “neũu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnec unusnot even one
2Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
3Latinnequenot; and not, also not
4Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “neũu”

  • nenhum
  • ningún
  • niun
  • niũu
  • ningũu
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