Where does “nicho” come from?
nicho (Portuguese) comes from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from Old French nichier, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni — in.
nicho (Portuguese): niche
Ancestry of “nicho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | niche | niche; kennel; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle French | niche | — |
| 3 | Old French | niche | — |
| 4 | Old French | nichier | to nest |
| 5 | Latin | nīdus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |