Where does “noctiluca” come from?

noctiluca (English) comes from Latin noctiluca, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

noctiluca (English): A firefly, glowworm; The moon; A phosphorescent...

Definitions

  1. A firefly, glowworm; The moon; A phosphorescent...

Ancestry of “noctiluca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnoctilucaSomething which shines by night; The Moon; A...
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →
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