Where does “nictate” come from?
nictate (English) comes from Latin nictatus, from Latin nicto, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
nictate (English): To wink or blink; to close the nictating...
Definitions
- To wink or blink; to close the nictating...
Ancestry of “nictate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nictatus | blinked, having been blinked; winked, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | nicto | I blink; I wink, signal with the eyes; I flash |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kneygʷʰ- | to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,... |
Words derived from “nictate”