Where does “ónti” come from?

ónti (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese ontem, 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 — bare, naked.

ónti (Kabuverdianu): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “ónti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseontemyesterday
2Old Portugueseoonteyesterday
3Old Portugueseaõite—
4Old Portugueseanoite—
5Latinad noctemat night
6Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
7Proto-Italicnoktsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
9Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →