Where does “noktar” come from?

noktar (Ido) comes from Esperanto nokti, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

noktar (Ido): to be night

Definitions

  1. to be night

Ancestry of “noktar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonoktito be night
2Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →