Where does “noctuinus” come from?

noctuinus (Latin) comes from Latin Noctua, 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.

noctuinus (Latin): of or belonging to night-owls

Definitions

  1. of or belonging to night-owls

Ancestry of “noctuinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNoctuaowl (small)
2Latin*noctūus—
3Latinnoctuby night, at night
4LatinNoxNight personification
5Proto-Italicnoktsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →
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