Where does “νυκτικόραξ” come from?

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

νυκτικόραξ (Ancient Greek): long-eared owl

Definitions

  1. long-eared owl

Ancestry of “νυκτικόραξ”, step by step

νυκτικόραξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Νύξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝύξNyx
2Ancient Greekνύξnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Ancient Greek Κόραξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚόραξraven, crow

Words derived from “νυκτικόραξ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Ancient Greek νύξ →