Where does “Nox” come from?
Nox (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Ancestry of “Nox”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |