Etymology

nidal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to nests. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin nīdus ← Proto-Italic *nisdos
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nidal · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁en-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ní
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*nisdós
  5. Proto-Italic*nisdos
  6. Latinnīdus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todaynidal

From Latin nīdus (“nest”) + English -al.

Nidal · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromنِضال“warrior”
  2. English todayNidal

From Arabic نِضال (niḍāl, “warrior”).

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