Where does “noctuary” come from?

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

noctuary (English): A record of what passes in the night; a nightly...

Definitions

  1. A record of what passes in the night; a nightly...

Ancestry of “noctuary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctuby night, at night
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →