Where does “Noctua” come from?

Noctua (Latin) comes 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.

Noctua (Latin): owl (small)

Definitions

  1. owl (small)

Ancestry of “Noctua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin*noctūus—
2Latinnoctuby night, at night
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Noctua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →