Where does “năucitor” come from?

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

năucitor (Romanian): stunning

Definitions

  1. stunning

Ancestry of “năucitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannăucito dumbfound
2Dalmatiannaucnut
3LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
4Proto-Italicknuksnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-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 →