Where does “nictate” come from?

nictate (Latin) comes from Latin nictatus, from Latin nicto, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

nictate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of nictātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of nictātus

Ancestry of “nictate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnictatusblinked, having been blinked; winked, having been...
2LatinnictoI blink; I wink, signal with the eyes; I flash
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →Every word from Latin nicto →Every word from Latin nictatus →