Where does “nimic” come from?

nimic (Romanian) comes from Latin nemīca, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

nimic (Romanian): nothing; anything

Definitions

  1. nothing; anything

Ancestry of “nimic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnemīca—
2Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
3Proto-Italicsmīkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “nimic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →