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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

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

Words derived from “νυκτικόραξ”

  • nitticora
  • Nycticorax
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