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Where does “nēō” come from?

nēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

nēō (Proto-Italic): spin, twine, twist

Definitions

  1. spin, twine, twist

Ancestry of “nēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “nēō”

  • nendus
  • nens
  • near
  • neta
  • nebo
  • pernens
  • perneturus
  • nevi
  • pernendus
  • pernetus
  • neturus
  • nemini
  • perneo
  • neo
  • netus
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