Where does “nimicnici” come from?

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

nimicnici (Romanian): to destroy, to annihilate, to reduce to nothing

Definitions

  1. to destroy, to annihilate, to reduce to nothing

Ancestry of “nimicnici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannimicnothing; anything
2Latinnemīca—
3Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
4Proto-Italicsmīkā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “nimicnici”

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