Where does “noktomezo” come from?

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

noktomezo (Ido): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “noktomezo”, step by step

noktomezo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido nokto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idonoktonight
2Esperantonoktonight
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Ido mezo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idomezomiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Proto-Italic nokts