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Where does “νῠ́ξ” come from?

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

νῠ́ξ (Ancient Greek): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “νῠ́ξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “νῠ́ξ”

  • Nix
  • Nyx
  • nyctalopia
  • nychthemeron
  • nyctalopic
  • hypernychthemeral
  • nychthemeral
  • Nyx
  • nyctalopia
  • nyctalops
  • epinyctis
  • nictalopía
  • nictálope
  • nitticora
  • Nix
  • Nikta
  • Никта
  • νυχτωδία
  • νυχτοπεταλούδα
  • νύχτα
  • νυχτερίδα
  • ημερονύκτιο
  • καληνύχτα
  • Nüx
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