Where does “niu” come from?

niu (Romanian) comes from French nu, from Middle French nu, from Old French nu, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

niu (Romanian): nu Greek letter

Definitions

  1. nu Greek letter

Ancestry of “niu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnunaked, nude; bare; nu
2Middle Frenchnunaked
3Old Frenchnunaked
4Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
5Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
6Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós →Every word from Proto-Italic nogʷedos →