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
- not even; do not even; neither … nor
Ancestry of “nem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | nen | not even; nor |
| 2 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 3 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |