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Where does “neks” come from?

neks (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

neks (Proto-Italic): death, slaughter

Definitions

  1. death, slaughter

Ancestry of “neks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱsdeath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “neks”

  • pernicious
  • perniciously
  • perniciousness
  • pernicity
  • seminex
  • perniciabilis
  • perniciosus
  • pernicies
  • nex
  • pernicioso
  • pernicioso
  • perniciosità
  • perniciosamente
  • pernicie
  • pernicieusement
  • pernicieux
  • perniciosamente
  • pernicioso
  • pernicios
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