Where does “nattyxne” come from?
nattyxne (Swedish) comes from Swedish nätt, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
Ancestry of “nattyxne”, step by step
nattyxne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nätt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nätt | pretty |
| 2 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 5 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 8 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via Swedish yxne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | yxne | — |