Where does “nociv” come from?

nociv (Romanian) comes from French nocif, from Latin nocīvus, from Latin noceō, from Proto-Italic nokeō, from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nociv (Romanian): noxious, harmful

Definitions

  1. noxious, harmful

Ancestry of “nociv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnocifharmful, bad for one's health
2Latinnocīvushurtful, injurious, noxious
3Latinnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
4Proto-Italicnokeōharm, hurt, injure; kill, slay violently
5Proto-Indo-Europeannoḱéye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European noḱéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic nokeō →
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