Where does “noktmezo” come from?

noktmezo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mezo, from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

noktmezo (Esperanto): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “noktmezo”, step by step

noktmezo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto mezo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomezomiddle
2Italianmezzohalf, middle; means, method; vehicle
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Esperanto nokto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonoktonight
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →