Where does “nictation” come from?
nictation (English) comes from English nictate, from Latin nictatus, from Latin nicto, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
nictation (English): An act or instance of winking or blinking; a...
Definitions
- An act or instance of winking or blinking; a...
Ancestry of “nictation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nictate | To wink or blink; to close the nictating... |
| 2 | Latin | nictatus | blinked, having been blinked; winked, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | nicto | I blink; I wink, signal with the eyes; I flash |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kneygʷʰ- | to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,... |