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Where does “νυκτάλωψ” come from?

νυκτάλωψ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

νυκτάλωψ (Ancient Greek): day blindness, hemeralopia; night blindness,...

Definitions

  1. day blindness, hemeralopia; night blindness,...

Ancestry of “νυκτάλωψ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνύξnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “νυκτάλωψ”

  • nyctalopia
  • nyctalopic
  • nyctalopia
  • nyctalops
  • nictálope
  • nictalopía
  • νυκταλωπία
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