*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of nevus

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-i- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iwós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin gnaevus Latin naevuslbor. English nevus L

1 source sectionExtended source reportWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 1 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
noun

Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-i- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iwós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin gnaevus Latin naevuslbor. English nevus Learned borrowing from Latin naevus.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "ety",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":lbor",
        "3": "la:naevus",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-i-\nProto-Indo-European *-wós\nProto-Indo-European *-iwós\nProto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós\nProto-Italic [Term?]\nLatin gnaevus\nLatin naevuslbor.\nEnglish nevus\n[Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*ǵenh₁-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*-i-\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-wós\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-iwós\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*ǵn̥h₁iwós\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"gnaevus\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"naevus\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"lbor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"nevus\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"nevus\">\nLearned borrowing from Latin naevus."
    },
    {
      "name": "ety",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":lbor",
        "3": "la:naevus",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-i-\nProto-Indo-European *-wós\nProto-Indo-European *-iwós\nProto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós\nProto-Italic [Term?]\nLatin gnaevus\nLatin naevuslbor.\nEnglish nevus\nLearned borrowing from Latin naevus."
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "*ǵenh₁-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵenh₁-"
    ],
    [
      "*-wós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-wós"
    ],
    [
      "*-iwós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-iwós"
    ],
    [
      "*ǵn̥h₁iwós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵn̥h₁iwós"
    ],
    [
      "gnaevus",
      "gnaevus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "naevus",
      "naevus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "naevus",
      "naevus#Latin"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "noun",
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin."
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "recordId": "b2cd75c1be530045cb1e01fc0cd5c2054fdf48f9b9657dbd92e7a78e01dceddb",
      "rawRecordSha256": "020c9ec6b5309e3d4c553647bd5a2a9c1dd8e6029dbcf8e4af871a6b9186a85f",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 536962
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for nevus →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-bmV2dXM