Etymology of the English word nee
the English word
neederived from the French word
neederived from the French word
naîtrederived from the Old French word
naistrederived from the Latin word
nasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
derived from the Latin word
nascerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of nee in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
