Where does “trinoctial” come from?

trinoctial (English) comes from Latin trinoctialis, from Latin noctis, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

trinoctial (English): Lasting for three nights

Definitions

  1. Lasting for three nights

Ancestry of “trinoctial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrinoctialisfor three nights
2Latinnoctisgenitive singular of nox; night
3Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →
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