## Etymology
From Old French innocence, from Latin innocentia ('harmlessness, blamelessness'), from innocens ('harmless'), from in- ('not') + nocere ('to harm').

## AI Etymology
Innocence comes from Old French innocence, from Latin innocentia ('harmlessness, blamelessness'), from innocens ('harmless'), from in- ('not') + nocere ('to harm'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a noun, it carries the sense "freedom from guilt, sin, or worldly knowledge", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin in-, Latin nocere, and Proto-Indo-European *nek-. Related words include innocent, nocent, noxious, innocuous.

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