Where does “Nox” come from?

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

Nox (Latin): Night personification

Definitions

  1. Night personification

Ancestry of “Nox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnoktsnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Nox”

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