Where does “*noctūus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*noctūus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctuby night, at night
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “*noctūus”

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