Where does “nottola” come from?

nottola (Italian) comes from New Latin noctula, from Latin Noctua, from Latin *noctūus, from Latin noctu, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nottola (Italian): noctule; little owl; latch

Definitions

  1. noctule; little owl; latch

Ancestry of “nottola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinnoctula—
2LatinNoctuaowl (small)
3Latin*noctūus—
4Latinnoctuby night, at night
5LatinNoxNight personification
6Proto-Italicnoktsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nottola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →