Where does “nyctalopia” come from?
nyctalopia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek νυκταλωπία, from Ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Ancestry of “nyctalopia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νυκταλωπία | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νυκτάλωψ | day blindness, hemeralopia; night blindness,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νύξ | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |