Where does “nimicnicie” come from?

nimicnicie (Romanian) comes from Romanian nimicnici, 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.

nimicnicie (Romanian): nothingness

Definitions

  1. nothingness

Ancestry of “nimicnicie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannimicnicito destroy, to annihilate, to reduce to nothing
2Romaniannimicnothing; anything
3Latinnemīca—
4Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
5Proto-Italicsmīkā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic smīkā →
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