Etymology of the English word nectarous
the English word
nectaroususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
nectarderived from the New Latin word
nectar (nectar, the drink of the gods; anything sweet)
derived from the Greek word
nektar, νέκταρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-derived from the Latin word
nectarousderived from the Greek word
nektar, νέκταρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-Usage
Word found in Modern English
