Etymology

nidus

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Today it means: An aggregate of neurons. Full definition →

Latin nīdus ← Proto-Italic *nisdos ← Proto-Indo-European *nisdós
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  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. English todaynidus

Borrowed from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nye and nest.

Words from the same roots

Latinnīdus all →

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