Where does “anôte” come from?

anôte (Macanese) comes from Portuguese noite, from Old Portuguese noite, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

anôte (Macanese): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “anôte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenoitenight
2Old Portuguesenoitenight
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →