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innocuous (adj.)
1590s, from Latin
innocuus
"harmless," from
in-
"not" (see
in-
(1)) +
nocuus
"hurtful," from root of
nocere
"to injure, harm," from
*nok-s-
, suffixed form of PIE root
*nek-
"death" (see
necro-
). Related:
Innocuously
;
innocuousness
.
