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Where does “nuceola” come from?

nuceola (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin nuceus, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “nuceola”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nuceola”

  • nocciolina
  • nocciolato
  • nocciolaio
  • nocciolaia
  • nocciola
  • nitschola
  • nitschoula
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