The nasal infix for present or very recent actions which was a feature in Proto-Indo-European. Best example is how vicit becomes vincit in Latin. (You’ll recognise the first one from “veni vidi vici” and the second from “invincible”. Both have to do with conquering. Or not being.)
It might also be the root of the word “now” in English, but the evidence for that is scant at best and it’s not in the Wikipedia article. Ditto the n in “recent”, which would be pre-PIE if true.
The nasal infix for present or very recent actions which was a feature in Proto-Indo-European. Best example is how vicit becomes vincit in Latin. (You’ll recognise the first one from “veni vidi vici” and the second from “invincible”. Both have to do with conquering. Or not being.)
It might also be the root of the word “now” in English, but the evidence for that is scant at best and it’s not in the Wikipedia article. Ditto the n in “recent”, which would be pre-PIE if true.
Also Linux kernel version history and smear frame to double check what I was talking about in recent Fediverse comments.