Nudus
/ˈnuː.dus/noun
Latin for "naked" or "bare."
Did you know?Nudus is the ancestor of English "nude" and "naked"-family words in Romance languages, and its PIE root also lies behind English "naked," showing how ancient languages linked physical bareness to vulnerability.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*neu-
“to strip, bare, or expose”
Latin
Latin
nudus
“bare, naked, stripped”
Old French
OFr
nu
“naked, bare”
Middle English
ME
nude
“bare, unclothed”
Modern English
English
nude
“unclothed; not covered”