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Where does “neḱ-” come from?

neḱ- (Proto-Indo-European): to perish, disappear

Definitions

  1. to perish, disappear

Words derived from “neḱ-”

  • innocent
  • innocence
  • annoying
  • pernicious
  • obnoxious
  • innocently
  • noxious
  • annoy
  • nectar
  • innocuous
  • internecine
  • noisome
  • nociceptive
  • necromancy
  • necromancer
  • necropolis
  • innocency
  • annoyingly
  • necropsy
  • nectarine
  • nociception
  • necrophilia
  • innocuously
  • perniciously