Where does “Noitiboa” come from?

Noitiboa (Fala) comes from Fala boa, from Old Portuguese voda, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.

Noitiboa (Fala): Christmas Eve

Definitions

  1. Christmas Eve

Ancestry of “Noitiboa”, step by step

Noitiboa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fala boa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Falaboawedding
2Old Portuguesevodawedding
3Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
4Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
5Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
7Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via Fala noiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Falanoitinight
2Old Portuguesenoitenight
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic wogʷeōEvery word from Latin voveo