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