Where does “năucie” come from?

năucie (Romanian) comes from Dalmatian nauc, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

năucie (Romanian): dizziness

Definitions

  1. dizziness

Ancestry of “năucie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dalmatiannaucnut
2LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
3Proto-Italicknuksnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Italic knuks →