Where does “mennwit” come from?
mennwit (Antillean Creole) comes from French minuit, from Middle French mynuyt, from Old French mie nuit, from Old French nuit, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.
mennwit (Antillean Creole): midnight
Definitions
- midnight
Ancestry of “mennwit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | minuit | midnight |
| 2 | Middle French | mynuyt | midnight |
| 3 | Old French | mie nuit | midnight |
| 4 | Old French | nuit | Alternative form of noit; night |
| 5 | Latin | noctem | accusative singular of nox |
| 6 | Latin | Nox | Night personification |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | nokts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |