noc / nox
to harm
Latin · nocere
Noc and nox words come from the Latin word for harm. Innocent means not harming, noxious means harmful, and obnoxious now means very unpleasant.
Memory trick
Noxious gas harms you; innocent means no harm done.
Words from this root
- innocent (in + noc + ent) — not guilty; not harmingनिर्दोष; भोला
- innocently (innocent + ly) — in a harmless, unknowing wayभोलेपन से
- innocuous (in + noc + uous) — harmlessहानिरहित
- innocuously (innocuous + ly) — in a harmless wayबिना नुकसान पहुँचाए
- innocuousness (innocuous + ness) — harmlessnessहानिरहितता
- nocuous (noc + uous) — harmfulहानिकारक
- nocuously (nocuous + ly) — in a harmful wayहानिकारक ढंग से
- noxious (nox + ious) — harmful or poisonousहानिकारक या ज़हरीला
- noxiously (noxious + ly) — in a harmful wayहानिकारक ढंग से
- noxiousness (noxious + ness) — harmfulnessहानिकारकता
- obnoxious (ob + nox + ious) — very unpleasantबहुत अप्रिय, घिनौना
- obnoxiously (obnoxious + ly) — in an offensive wayआपत्तिजनक ढंग से