Where does “νύκτερος” come from?

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

νύκτερος (Ancient Greek): nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nocturnal

Ancestry of “νύκτερος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝύξNyx
2Ancient Greekνύξnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Ancient Greek νύξ →