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; darkness; a dream

Definitions

  1. night; darkness; a dream

Ancestry of “nox”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nox”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →