Nit(e) [Nit, Nite]

Morpheme

Nit(e) [Nit, Nite]

Type

free base

Denotation

shine, look bright, be radiant, unit of measurement

Etymology

Latin nitidus, from nitēre + -idus

Evidence

Nitidulidae, Nitidulinae, nitidulid, nitidulids, Nitidula, nit, nitela, nitic, nitid, nitidity, nitisol, nitisols, nits

Notes

International System of Units

Homographs

Nit, -nite