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Where does “noctuor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “noctuor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctuby night, at night
2LatinNox—
3Proto-Italicnokts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “noctuor”

  • noctuabundus
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