Ancestors

Written by Yoïn van Spijk on 2025-01-18 at 18:40

Words that are etymologically related don't have to look alike.

For instance, Portuguese 'nenhum' and German 'kein' (both meaning "not any; no") have the same origin.

'Nenhum' comes from Latin 'nec ūnus', 'kein' comes from Proto-Germanic *neh ainaz. These combinations both meant "not even one" and had the same Proto-Indo-European origins.

The infographic tells you more about them.

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Written by Arturo Serrano 🇨🇴🤖👽🧙🦄 on 2025-01-20 at 05:55

@yvanspijk Small nitpick: Spanish "ninguno" must be written with no graphic accent.

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Descendants

Written by Yoïn van Spijk on 2025-01-20 at 07:23

@carturo222 Thanks! I'll correct it.

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