Where does “noctuidous” come from?
noctuidous (English) comes from English noctuid, from Translingual Noctuidae, from Translingual Noctua, from Latin Noctua, from Latin *noctūus, from Latin noctu, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts — bare, naked.
noctuidous (English): Of or resembling noctuid moths
Definitions
- Of or resembling noctuid moths
Ancestry of “noctuidous”, step by step
noctuidous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English noctuid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noctuid | Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae |
| 2 | Translingual | Noctuidae | family |
| 3 | Translingual | Noctua | genus moths}} |
| 4 | Latin | Noctua | owl (small) |
| 5 | Latin | *noctūus | — |
| 6 | Latin | noctu | by night, at night |
| 7 | Latin | Nox | Night personification |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | nokts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |