Where does “nozir” come from?
nozir (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin nocere, from Latin noceo, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
nozir (Old Portuguese): to harm, damage
Ancestry of “nozir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nocere | present active infinitive of noceō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | noceo | I injure, do harm to, hurt, damage |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nokeō | harm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | noḱéye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |