nux
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A nut
- A nut-tree
- A fruit with a hard shell or rind
- (figuratively) a thing of no value
- (poetic) an almond tree
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (scrape, scratch, rub).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*knew-
Gloss
scrape, scratch, rub
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Nutbush English
- Nutella English
- Nuttall English
- Ringnut English
- acorn nut English
- beech nut English
- beechnut English
- bitternut English
- bladdernut English
- bloodnut English
- breadnut English
- butterfly nut English
- butternut English
- candlenut English
- clagnut English
- coconut English
- dicknut English
- donut English
- doughnut English
- dumbnut English
- econut English
- environut English
- fluffernutter English
- fucknut English
- fuzznut English
- gallnut English
- gingernut English
- groundnut English
- gumnut English
- hazelnut English
- heartnut English
- hognut English
- locknut English
- micronut English
- monkey nut English
- nuciferous English
- nuciform English
- nucin English
- nut English
- nut dash English
- nut up English
- nut-brown English
- nut-head English
- nutarian English
- nutbag English
- nutball English
- nutballs English
- nutbar English
- nutbowl English
- nutbreaker English
- nutburger English
- nutcake English
- nutcase English
- nutcrack English
- nutcracker English
- nutfarm English
- nutgall English
- nutgrass English
- nuthack English
- nuthacker English
- nuthatch English
- nuthead English
- nuthook English
- nuthouse English
- nuthugger English
- nutjobber English
- nutless English
- nutlet English
- nutlike English
- nutling English
- nutly English
- nutmeal English
- nutmeat English
- nutpecker English
- nutpick English
- nutpicking English
- nutrider English
- nutrush English
- nutsack English
- nutsedge English
- nutshell English
- nutshot English
- nutter English
- nuttery English
- nutty English
- nutwood English
- nux vomica English
- oilnut English
- peanut English
- peppernut English
- pignut English
- seednut English
- soapnut English
- spicenut English
- thumbnut English
- walshnut English
- welshnut English
- wing nut English
- wingnut English
- (arbor) nucāria Latin
- *nuca Latin
- *nuceola Latin
- nucem Latin
- nucem, nux Latin
- nucetum Latin
- nucifer Latin
- nucālis Latin
- nocciola Italian
- nuce Italian
- noyau French
- cascanueces Spanish, Castilian
- noguera Spanish, Castilian
- nuez Spanish, Castilian
- πίσον Ancient Greek
- χνόος Ancient Greek
- *knew- Proto-Indo-European
- nogueira Portuguese
- *hnuppô Proto-Germanic
- *hnuts Proto-Germanic
- ナット Japanese
- hnutu Old English
- wealhhnutu Old English
- nute Middle English
- cnó Irish
- hnot Old Norse
- akaĵunukso Esperanto
- kokosnukso Esperanto
- nukso Esperanto
- noguera Catalan, Valencian
- hneta Icelandic
- hnetubrjótur Icelandic
- hnetusmjör Icelandic
- jarðhneta Icelandic
- nogueira Galician
- nuc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- nucet Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- لوز Persian
- นอต Thai
- cnau Welsh
- cneua Welsh
- cneuen Welsh
- cnú Old Irish
- cnò Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *knūs Proto-Celtic
- nougat Occitan
- 너트 Korean
- nitschola Romansh
- nitschoula Romansh
- noglâr Friulian
- nole Friulian
- noga Old Occitan
- nogat Old Occitan
- lwc Middle Persian
- nóxa Venetian
- nauc Dalmatian
- nochiera Dalmatian
- *know Proto-Brythonic
- nouzelin Bourguignon
- nouzôte Bourguignon
- noti Hausa