Where does “nocturnalist” come from?
nocturnalist (English) comes from English nocturnal, from Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nocturnalist (English): A creature of nocturnal habits; A physician...
Definitions
- A creature of nocturnal habits; A physician...
Ancestry of “nocturnalist”, step by step
nocturnalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nocturnal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nocturnal | Primarily active during the night; Taking place... |
| 2 | Middle French | nocturnal | — |
| 3 | Latin | nocturnālis | nocturnal |
| 4 | Latin | nocturnus | Of or belonging to the night, nocturnal |
| 5 | Latin | Nox | Night personification |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nokts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |