Where does “nude” come from?

nude (Portuguese) comes from English nude, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nude (Portuguese): nude

Definitions

  1. nude

Ancestry of “nude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnudeWithout clothing or other covering of the skin;...
2Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
3Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →