Where does “noz” come from?

noz (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, from Latin nucem, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “noz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*nŏcem—
2Latinnucemaccusative singular of nux
3LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
4Proto-Italicknuksnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “noz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Italic knuks →