Where does “nus” come from?

nus (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nu, from Old Portuguese nuu, from Latin nudus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nus (Portuguese): masculine plural of nu

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of nu

Ancestry of “nus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenunaked, nude
2Old Portuguesenuu—
3Latinnudusunclothed, nude, naked; stripped, deprived,...
4Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →