Etymology

noxa

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Today it means: Anything that exerts a harmful influence, such as trauma, poison, etc. Full definition →

Latin noxa
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  1. Latin · derived fromnoxa“harm, damage”
  2. English todaynoxa

From Latin noxa (“harm, damage”).

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