Where does “nuit” come from?
nuit (French) comes from Middle French nuyt, from Old French noit, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nuit (French): night; third-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- night; third-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “nuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nuyt | night |
| 2 | Old French | noit | night |
| 3 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “nuit”