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Where does “nocturnality” come from?

nocturnality (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.

nocturnality (English): The condition or habit of being active at night

Definitions

  1. The condition or habit of being active at night

Ancestry of “nocturnality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnocturnalPrimarily active during the night; Taking place...
2Middle Frenchnocturnal—
3Latinnocturnālis—
4LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
5LatinNox—
6Proto-Italicnokts—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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