Where does “nenhum” come from?
nenhum (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese niũu, from Old Portuguese neũu, from Latin nec unus, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
nenhum (Portuguese): no, none
Ancestry of “nenhum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | niũu | Alternative form of niun |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | neũu | Alternative form of niun |
| 3 | Latin | nec unus | not even one |
| 4 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 5 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |