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Where does “niciun” come from?

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

niciun (Romanian): no, none of, not any

Definitions

  1. no, none of, not any

Ancestry of “niciun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niciun”

  • niciunul
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