Where does “minuit” come from?

minuit (French) comes from Middle French mynuyt, from Old French mie nuit, from Old French nuit, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

minuit (French): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “minuit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmynuytmidnight
2Old Frenchmie nuitmidnight
3Old FrenchnuitAlternative form of noit; night
4Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
5LatinNoxNight personification
6Proto-Italicnoktsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “minuit”

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