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Etymology of the English word noise

the English word noise
derived from the Old French word noise
derived from the Latin word nausea (nausea; seasickness)
derived from the Greek word nausea
derived from the Greek word nautia
derived from the Greek word nausia
derived from the Greek word naus, ναῦς (a boat (of any size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nau-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nāu-
derived from the Latin word noise

Date

The earliest known usage of noise in English dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in English

antinoise, noisemaker, noiseproof, noisy, noised

Cognates

Catalan et_anc, French noise, French rôtir, Provençal raustir, Spanish noxa, Spanish rostir

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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