Where does “nictitating” come from?

nictitating (English) comes from Latin nictitō, from Latin nicto, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

nictitating (English): winking, blinking; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. winking, blinking; present participle of...

Ancestry of “nictitating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnictitō—
2LatinnictoI blink; I wink, signal with the eyes; I flash
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

Words derived from “nictitating”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →Every word from Latin nicto →Every word from Latin nictitō →