Where does “nocturne” come from?

nocturne (French) comes from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nocturne (French): nocturnal; of night; nocturne

Definitions

  1. nocturnal; of night; nocturne

Ancestry of “nocturne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nocturne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →