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

  1. An act or instance of winking or blinking; a...

Ancestry of “nictation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnictateTo wink or blink; to close the nictating...
2Latinnictatusblinked, having been blinked; winked, having been...
3LatinnictoI blink; I wink, signal with the eyes; I flash
4Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →Every word from Latin nicto →Every word from Latin nictatus →