Where does “noctividus” come from?

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

noctividus (Latin): night-seeing

Definitions

  1. night-seeing

Ancestry of “noctividus”, step by step

noctividus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Nox

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

via Latin videō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
2Proto-Italicwidēōsee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →