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18 Oct 2026, 18:41 by bogdan “Latin la10k: Etymology forms in angle brackets instead of quotes”
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==Etymology==
− It is probably the negative [[m|la|ne-]] with [[sī|t=if]]; the old forms are ⟨nesi⟩ (Plautus, cited by Festus), ⟨nesei⟩, ⟨nisei⟩ and ⟨noisi⟩ in early inscriptions.^(OLD 2012)^(de Vaan 2008) Wiktionary analyses it as [[nī|t=not]] + “sī”.^(Wiktionary)
+ It is probably the negative [[m|la|ne-]] with [[sī|t=if]]; the old forms are ⟨nesi⟩ (Plautus, cited by Festus), ⟨nesei⟩, ⟨nisei⟩ and ⟨noisi⟩ in early inscriptions.^(OLD 2012)^(de Vaan 2008) Wiktionary analyses it as [[nī|t=not]] + ⟨sī⟩.^(Wiktionary)
==Earliest recorded meaning==