Where does “nyctalops” come from?

nyctalops (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nyctalops (Latin): that cannot see in twilight, that sees only at...

Definitions

  1. that cannot see in twilight, that sees only at...

Ancestry of “nyctalops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνυκτάλωψday blindness, hemeralopia; night blindness,...
2Ancient Greekνύξnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nyctalops

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Ancient Greek νύξ
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