Where does “noctivagant” come from?
noctivagant (English) comes from Latin noctivagans, from Latin noctivagare, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.
noctivagant (English): Walking or wandering in the nighttime,...
Definitions
- Walking or wandering in the nighttime,...
Ancestry of “noctivagant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | noctivagans | — |
| 2 | Latin | noctivagare | — |
| 3 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 4 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |