Where does “Noitivella” come from?

Noitivella (Fala) comes from Fala vellu, from Old Portuguese vello, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Noitivella (Fala): New Year's Eve

Definitions

  1. New Year's Eve

Ancestry of “Noitivella”, step by step

Noitivella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fala vellu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Falavelluold
2Old Portuguesevello
3Late Latinveclus
4Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos
7Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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 -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin vetulus