English
Nero
Nero comes from Latin Nerō, from Proto-Italic *nēr ‘man’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂nḗr‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nēr‘man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENerō
- Englishearliest quotation 1963Nero
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂nḗr‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nēr‘man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENerō
- Englishearliest quotation 1963Nero
Earliest quotation: 1963, Rex Stout, Trio for Blunt Instruments: “Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here."…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ‘man’
Today it means
name Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr / Nero