Where does “nem” come from?

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

nem (Portuguese): not even; do not even; neither … nor

Definitions

  1. not even; do not even; neither … nor

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →
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