Where does “nicicare” come from?

nicicare (Romanian) comes from Romanian nici, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

nicicare (Romanian): neither

Definitions

  1. neither

Ancestry of “nicicare”, step by step

nicicare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian nici

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannicinot even; neither... nor
2Latinnequenot; and not, also not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Romanian care

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancarewhich; which, that, who; plural of car
2Latinquālisof what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →