Where does “trinoctialis” come from?

trinoctialis (Latin) comes from Latin noctis, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

trinoctialis (Latin): for three nights

Definitions

  1. for three nights

Ancestry of “trinoctialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctisgenitive singular of nox; night
2Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “trinoctialis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →