Where does “nocturno” come from?

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

nocturno (Galician): nocturnal; nocturne

Definitions

  1. nocturnal; nocturne

Ancestry of “nocturno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →
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