Latin

noceō

‘to harm, damage’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin noceō.

18 English words in this record descend from Latin noceō, most familiar first.

• innocent ← innocēns
• innocence ← innocentia ← nocēns
• nuisance ← noysaunce ← nusaunce
• innocuous ← innocuus ← nocuus
• noxious ← noxius ← noxa
• nociception
• nocebo
• innocency ← innocencie ← innocentia ← nocēns
• innocuity ← innocuus ← nocuus
• nocent ← nocens
• nocive ← nocīvus ← īvus
• nocuous ← nocuus

More words from noceō

• nocument
• nociperception
• nocisensor
• nocireceptor
• nocency
• nocence

Etymograph / Latin noceō