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Where does “nesçio” come from?

nesçio (Old Spanish) comes from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “nesçio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnesciusunaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable
2Latinnesciō—
3Latinsciō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “nesçio”

  • necio
  • necedad
  • neciamente
  • necedade
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