Where does “noutronte” come from?
noutronte (Galician) comes from Galician onte, from Old Portuguese oonte, from Old Portuguese aõite, from Old Portuguese anoite, from Latin ad noctem, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.
noutronte (Galician): day before yesterday
Ancestry of “noutronte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | onte | yesterday |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | oonte | yesterday |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | aõite | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | anoite | — |
| 5 | Latin | ad noctem | at night |
| 6 | Latin | nox | night; darkness; a dream |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |