Where does “niwsans” come from?

niwsans (Welsh) comes from English nuisance, from Middle English noysaunce, from Old French nuisance, from Old French nuisir, from Latin nocēre.

niwsans (Welsh): nuisance

Definitions

  1. nuisance

Ancestry of “niwsans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnuisanceA minor annoyance or inconvenience; A person or...
2Middle EnglishnoysaunceInjury, harm, damage
3Old Frenchnuisance—
4Old Frenchnuisirto harm
5Latinnocēre—
Every word from Latin nocēre →Every word from Old French nuisir →Every word from Old French nuisance →