Where does “nogal” come from?

nogal (Spanish) comes from Late Latin nucalis, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nogal (Spanish): walnut tree; walnut wood

Definitions

  1. walnut tree; walnut wood

Ancestry of “nogal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnucalis—
2LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
3Proto-Italicknuksnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nogal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Italic knuks →