nidus

  1. (declension-2) nest
  2. (declension-2) dwelling for animals

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈniː.dʊs]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”). Cognate with Sanskrit नीड (nīḍá), Old Armenian նիստ (nist), Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo), Old English nest (whence English nest).

nidificium

repositorium

nīdus

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