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Where does “νυχτωδία” come from?

νυχτωδία (Greek) comes from Greek νύχτα, from Ancient Greek Νύξ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

νυχτωδία (Greek): nocturne

Definitions

  1. nocturne

Ancestry of “νυχτωδία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνύχταnight
2Ancient GreekΝύξ—
3Ancient Greekνύξnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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